What color is #42373E?

#42373E 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 #42373E?

The RGB value is 66, 55, 62: 66 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42373E?

The complementary color is #37423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42373E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42373E color

#42373E rgb(66, 55, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42373E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 21.6% green and 24.3% blue (66, 55, 62).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 9% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#42373E color codes

HEX	`#42373E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 55, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 21.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 9%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 17%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.44, 6.31, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.44, 6.81, 338.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.482, 4.239, 5.138)`
Decimal	`4339518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42373E, 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 #42373E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42373E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #42373E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42373e; }
.text { color: #42373e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42373e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 55 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42373e, #423739); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #42373E?: #42373E 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 #42373E?: The RGB value is 66, 55, 62: 66 red, 55 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42373E?: The complementary color is #37423B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42373E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.