What color is #422F3B?

#422F3B 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 #422F3B?

The RGB value is 66, 47, 59: 66 red, 47 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #422F3B?

The complementary color is #2F4236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #422F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#422F3B color

#422F3B rgb(66, 47, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #422F3B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18.4% green and 23.1% blue (66, 47, 59).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#422F3B color codes

HEX	`#422F3B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 47, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.97, 11.01, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.97, 11.78, 339.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.053, 3.507, 4.6)`
Decimal	`4337467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #422F3B, 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 #422F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#422F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #422F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #422f3b; }
.text { color: #422f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #422f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 47 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #422f3b, #422f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #422F3B?: #422F3B 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 #422F3B?: The RGB value is 66, 47, 59: 66 red, 47 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #422F3B?: The complementary color is #2F4236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #422F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.