What color is #42343A?

#42343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42343A?

The RGB value is 66, 52, 58: 66 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42343A?

The complementary color is #34423C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42343A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42343A color

#42343A rgb(66, 52, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42343A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 20.4% green and 22.7% blue (66, 52, 58).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#42343A color codes

HEX	`#42343A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 52, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 20.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 21%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.4, 7.46, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.4, 7.59, 349.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.238, 3.92, 4.536)`
Decimal	`4338746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42343A, 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 #42343A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42343A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #42343A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42343a; }
.text { color: #42343a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42343a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 52 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42343a, #423534); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #42343A?: #42343A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42343A?: The RGB value is 66, 52, 58: 66 red, 52 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42343A?: The complementary color is #34423C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42343A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.