What color is #42222E?

#42222E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42222E?

The RGB value is 66, 34, 46: 66 red, 34 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42222E?

The complementary color is #224236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42222E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42222E color

#42222E rgb(66, 34, 46)

Shades of red

The hex color #42222E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 13.3% green and 18% blue (66, 34, 46).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 32% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#42222E color codes

HEX	`#42222E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 34, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 13.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 32%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 48%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.92, 17.12, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.92, 17.16, 356)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.312, 2.5, 2.892)`
Decimal	`4334126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42222E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42222E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42222E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42222E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42222e; }
.text { color: #42222e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42222e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 34 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42222e, #422622); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #42222E?: #42222E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42222E?: The RGB value is 66, 34, 46: 66 red, 34 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42222E?: The complementary color is #224236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42222E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.