What color is #422F33?

#422F33 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 #422F33?

The RGB value is 66, 47, 51: 66 red, 47 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422F33?

The complementary color is #2F423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422F33 color

#422F33 rgb(66, 47, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #422F33 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18.4% green and 20% blue (66, 47, 51).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#422F33 color codes

HEX	`#422F33`
RGB	`rgb(66, 47, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, 9.41, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 9.45, 5.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.861, 3.43, 3.59)`
Decimal	`4337459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422F33, 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 #422F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #422F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422f33; }
.text { color: #422f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 47 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422f33, #42352f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #422F33?: #422F33 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 #422F33?: The RGB value is 66, 47, 51: 66 red, 47 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422F33?: The complementary color is #2F423E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.