What color is #422F32?

#422F32 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #422F32?

The RGB value is 66, 47, 50: 66 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422F32?

The complementary color is #2F423F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422F32 color

#422F32 rgb(66, 47, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #422F32 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18.4% green and 19.6% blue (66, 47, 50).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#422F32 color codes

HEX	`#422F32`
RGB	`rgb(66, 47, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.66, 9.23, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.66, 9.35, 9.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.839, 3.422, 3.475)`
Decimal	`4337458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422F32, 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 #422F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #422F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422f32; }
.text { color: #422f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 47 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422f32, #42362f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #422F32?: #422F32 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #422F32?: The RGB value is 66, 47, 50: 66 red, 47 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422F32?: The complementary color is #2F423F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.