What color is #42301F?

#42301F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42301F?

The RGB value is 66, 48, 31: 66 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42301F?

The complementary color is #1F3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42301F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42301F color

#42301F rgb(66, 48, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #42301F is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 18.8% green and 12.2% blue (66, 48, 31).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 36% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 53% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#42301F color codes

HEX	`#42301F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 48, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 18.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 36%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 53%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 53%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.47, 5.63, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.47, 15.13, 68.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.551, 3.371, 1.76)`
Decimal	`4337695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42301F, 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 #42301F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42301F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #42301F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42301f; }
.text { color: #42301f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42301f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 48 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42301f, #42421f); }

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Questions

What color is #42301F?: #42301F is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42301F?: The RGB value is 66, 48, 31: 66 red, 48 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42301F?: The complementary color is #1F3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42301F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.