What color is #42312E?

#42312E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42312E?

The RGB value is 66, 49, 46: 66 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42312E?

The complementary color is #2E3F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42312E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42312E color

#42312E rgb(66, 49, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42312E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 19.2% green and 18% blue (66, 49, 46).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 30% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#42312E color codes

HEX	`#42312E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 49, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 19.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 30%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.13, 7.18, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.13, 8.68, 34.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.838, 3.552, 3.068)`
Decimal	`4337966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42312E, 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 #42312E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42312E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #42312E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42312e; }
.text { color: #42312e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42312e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 49 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42312e, #423b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #42312E?: #42312E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42312E?: The RGB value is 66, 49, 46: 66 red, 49 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42312E?: The complementary color is #2E3F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42312E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.