What color is #42342F?

#42342F 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 #42342F?

The RGB value is 66, 52, 47: 66 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42342F?

The complementary color is #2F3D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42342F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42342F color

#42342F rgb(66, 52, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42342F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (66, 52, 47).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#42342F color codes

HEX	`#42342F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 52, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 20.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 29%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.07, 5.35, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.07, 7.7, 45.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.988, 3.82, 3.216)`
Decimal	`4338735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42342F, 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 #42342F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42342F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #42342F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42342f; }
.text { color: #42342f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42342f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 52 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42342f, #423e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #42342F?: #42342F 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 #42342F?: The RGB value is 66, 52, 47: 66 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42342F?: The complementary color is #2F3D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42342F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.