What color is #424132?

#424132 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 #424132?

The RGB value is 66, 65, 50: 66 red, 65 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424132?

The complementary color is #323342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424132 color

#424132 rgb(66, 65, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424132 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.5% green and 19.6% blue (66, 65, 50).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#424132 color codes

HEX	`#424132`
RGB	`rgb(66, 65, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.21, -2.57, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.21, 9.68, 105.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.713, 5.169, 3.766)`
Decimal	`4342066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424132, 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 #424132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #424132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424132; }
.text { color: #424132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 65 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424132, #3b4232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #424132?: #424132 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 #424132?: The RGB value is 66, 65, 50: 66 red, 65 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424132?: The complementary color is #323342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.