What color is #42241F?

#42241F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42241F?

The RGB value is 66, 36, 31: 66 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42241F?

The complementary color is #1F3D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42241F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42241F color

#42241F rgb(66, 36, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #42241F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 14.1% green and 12.2% blue (66, 36, 31).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 36% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 53% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#42241F color codes

HEX	`#42241F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 36, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 14.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 36%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 53%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 53%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.01, 13.61, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.01, 16.57, 34.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.125, 2.519, 1.618)`
Decimal	`4334623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42241F, 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 #42241F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42241F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #42241F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42241f; }
.text { color: #42241f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42241f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 36 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42241f, #42361f); }

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Questions

What color is #42241F?: #42241F is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42241F?: The RGB value is 66, 36, 31: 66 red, 36 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42241F?: The complementary color is #1F3D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42241F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.