What color is #422E37?

#422E37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422E37?

The RGB value is 66, 46, 55: 66 red, 46 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422E37?

The complementary color is #2E4239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422E37 color

#422E37 rgb(66, 46, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #422E37 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18% green and 21.6% blue (66, 46, 55).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#422E37 color codes

HEX	`#422E37`
RGB	`rgb(66, 46, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, 10.86, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 11.06, 349.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.913, 3.388, 4.062)`
Decimal	`4337207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422E37, 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 #422E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #422E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422e37; }
.text { color: #422e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 46 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422e37, #422f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #422E37?: #422E37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422E37?: The RGB value is 66, 46, 55: 66 red, 46 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422E37?: The complementary color is #2E4239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.