What color is #42394B?

#42394B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42394B?

The RGB value is 66, 57, 75: 66 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42394B?

The complementary color is #424B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42394B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42394B color

#42394B rgb(66, 57, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42394B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 22.4% green and 29.4% blue (66, 57, 75).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#42394B color codes

HEX	`#42394B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 57, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 22.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 24%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.54, 8.04, -9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.54, 12.48, 310.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.98, 4.593, 7.279)`
Decimal	`4340043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42394B, 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 #42394B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42394B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #42394B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42394b; }
.text { color: #42394b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42394b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 57 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42394b, #4b394b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #42394B?: #42394B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42394B?: The RGB value is 66, 57, 75: 66 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42394B?: The complementary color is #424B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42394B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.