What color is #42313B?

#42313B 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 #42313B?

The RGB value is 66, 49, 59: 66 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42313B?

The complementary color is #314238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42313B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42313B color

#42313B rgb(66, 49, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42313B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 19.2% green and 23.1% blue (66, 49, 59).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#42313B color codes

HEX	`#42313B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 49, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 19.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.55, 9.67, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.55, 10.23, 341.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.134, 3.671, 4.628)`
Decimal	`4337979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42313B, 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 #42313B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42313B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #42313B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42313b; }
.text { color: #42313b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42313b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 49 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42313b, #423133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #42313B?: #42313B 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 #42313B?: The RGB value is 66, 49, 59: 66 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42313B?: The complementary color is #314238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42313B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.