What color is #42442E?

#42442E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42442E?

The RGB value is 66, 68, 46: 66 red, 68 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42442E?

The complementary color is #302E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42442E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42442E color

#42442E rgb(66, 68, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #42442E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.7% green and 18% blue (66, 68, 46).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#42442E color codes

HEX	`#42442E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 68, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 32%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, -5.12, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 14.06, 111.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.807, 5.49, 3.391)`
Decimal	`4342830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42442E, 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 #42442E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42442E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #42442E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42442e; }
.text { color: #42442e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42442e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 68 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42442e, #37442e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #42442E?: #42442E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42442E?: The RGB value is 66, 68, 46: 66 red, 68 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42442E?: The complementary color is #302E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42442E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.