What color is #42442F?

#42442F 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 #42442F?

The RGB value is 66, 68, 47: 66 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42442F?

The complementary color is #312F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42442F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42442F color

#42442F rgb(66, 68, 47)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.7% green and 18.4% blue (66, 68, 47).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#42442F color codes

HEX	`#42442F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 68, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 31%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.11, -4.96, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.11, 13.43, 111.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.827, 5.498, 3.496)`
Decimal	`4342831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42442F, 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 #42442F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42442F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	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 #42442F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42442f; }
.text { color: #42442f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42442f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 68 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42442f, #38442f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #42442F?: #42442F 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 #42442F?: The RGB value is 66, 68, 47: 66 red, 68 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42442F?: The complementary color is #312F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42442F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.