What color is #42433F?

#42433F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42433F?

The RGB value is 66, 67, 63: 66 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42433F?

The complementary color is #403F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42433F color

#42433F rgb(66, 67, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42433F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (66, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 3% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Vulcanised (#424443), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#42433F color codes

HEX	`#42433F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 3%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 6%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, -1.29, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 2.62, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.151, 5.531, 5.498)`
Decimal	`4342591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42433F, 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 #42433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #42433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42433f; }
.text { color: #42433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42433f, #40433f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #42433F?: #42433F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Vulcanised. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42433F?: The RGB value is 66, 67, 63: 66 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42433F?: The complementary color is #403F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.