What color is #422B27?

#422B27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422B27?

The RGB value is 66, 43, 39: 66 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422B27?

The complementary color is #273E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422B27 color

#422B27 rgb(66, 43, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #422B27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 16.9% green and 15.3% blue (66, 43, 39).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 41% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#422B27 color codes

HEX	`#422B27`
RGB	`rgb(66, 43, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 16.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 41%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 41%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.17, 10.06, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.17, 12.2, 34.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.477, 3.033, 2.321)`
Decimal	`4336423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422B27, 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 #422B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #422B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422b27; }
.text { color: #422b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 43 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422b27, #423927); }

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Questions

What color is #422B27?: #422B27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422B27?: The RGB value is 66, 43, 39: 66 red, 43 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422B27?: The complementary color is #273E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.