What color is #422E28?

#422E28 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422E28?

The RGB value is 66, 46, 40: 66 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422E28?

The complementary color is #283C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422E28 color

#422E28 rgb(66, 46, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #422E28 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18% green and 15.7% blue (66, 46, 40).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 39% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#422E28 color codes

HEX	`#422E28`
RGB	`rgb(66, 46, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 39%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.08, 8.2, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.08, 11.1, 42.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.607, 3.266, 2.447)`
Decimal	`4337192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422E28, 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 #422E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #422E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422e28; }
.text { color: #422e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 46 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422e28, #423b28); }

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Questions

What color is #422E28?: #422E28 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422E28?: The RGB value is 66, 46, 40: 66 red, 46 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422E28?: The complementary color is #283C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.