What color is #42300F?

#42300F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42300F?

The RGB value is 66, 48, 15: 66 red, 48 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42300F?

The complementary color is #0F2142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42300F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42300F color

#42300F rgb(66, 48, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #42300F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18.8% green and 5.9% blue (66, 48, 15).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 63% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 77% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#42300F color codes

HEX	`#42300F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 48, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 63%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 77%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 77%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.23, 4.1, 23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.23, 23.92, 80.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.39, 3.307, 0.912)`
Decimal	`4337679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42300F, 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 #42300F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42300F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #42300F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42300f; }
.text { color: #42300f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42300f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 48 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42300f, #3b420f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #42300F?: #42300F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42300F?: The RGB value is 66, 48, 15: 66 red, 48 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42300F?: The complementary color is #0F2142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42300F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.