What color is #424030?

#424030 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424030?

The RGB value is 66, 64, 48: 66 red, 64 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424030?

The complementary color is #303242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424030?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424030 color

#424030 rgb(66, 64, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424030 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.1% green and 18.8% blue (66, 64, 48).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#424030 color codes

HEX	`#424030`
RGB	`rgb(66, 64, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 27%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.84, -2.28, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.84, 10.38, 102.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.614, 5.039, 3.525)`
Decimal	`4341808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424030, 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 #424030	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424030 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #424030 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424030; }
.text { color: #424030; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424030; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 64 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424030, #3b4230); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #424030?: #424030 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424030?: The RGB value is 66, 64, 48: 66 red, 64 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424030?: The complementary color is #303242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424030?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.