What color is #42291E?

#42291E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42291E?

The RGB value is 66, 41, 30: 66 red, 41 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42291E?

The complementary color is #1E3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42291E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42291E color

#42291E rgb(66, 41, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #42291E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 16.1% green and 11.8% blue (66, 41, 30).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 55% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#42291E color codes

HEX	`#42291E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 41, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 16.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.38, 10.17, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.38, 15.72, 49.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.274, 2.838, 1.603)`
Decimal	`4335902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42291E, 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 #42291E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42291E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #42291E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42291e; }
.text { color: #42291e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42291e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 41 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42291e, #423b1e); }

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Questions

What color is #42291E?: #42291E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42291E?: The RGB value is 66, 41, 30: 66 red, 41 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42291E?: The complementary color is #1E3742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42291E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.