What color is #42322B?

#42322B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42322B?

The RGB value is 66, 50, 43: 66 red, 50 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42322B?

The complementary color is #2B3B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42322B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42322B color

#42322B rgb(66, 50, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42322B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 19.6% green and 16.9% blue (66, 50, 43).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 35% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#42322B color codes

HEX	`#42322B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 50, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 19.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 35%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 35%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.35, 6.01, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.35, 9.4, 50.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.823, 3.614, 2.781)`
Decimal	`4338219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42322B, 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 #42322B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42322B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #42322B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42322b; }
.text { color: #42322b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42322b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 50 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42322b, #423e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #42322B?: #42322B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42322B?: The RGB value is 66, 50, 43: 66 red, 50 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42322B?: The complementary color is #2B3B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42322B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.