What color is #42263A?

#42263A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42263A?

The RGB value is 66, 38, 58: 66 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42263A?

The complementary color is #26422E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42263A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42263A color

#42263A rgb(66, 38, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #42263A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 14.9% green and 22.7% blue (66, 38, 58).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 27% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#42263A color codes

HEX	`#42263A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 38, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 14.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 27%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.43, 16.78, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.43, 18.31, 336.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.704, 2.85, 4.357)`
Decimal	`4335162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42263A, 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 #42263A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42263A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #42263A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42263a; }
.text { color: #42263a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42263a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 38 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42263a, #42262c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #42263A?: #42263A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42263A?: The RGB value is 66, 38, 58: 66 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42263A?: The complementary color is #26422E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42263A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.