What color is #42443B?

#42443B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42443B?

The RGB value is 66, 68, 59: 66 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42443B?

The complementary color is #3D3B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42443B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42443B color

#42443B rgb(66, 68, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42443B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.7% green and 23.1% blue (66, 68, 59).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 7% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#42443B color codes

HEX	`#42443B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 68, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 7%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 13%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, -2.76, 5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 5.86, 118.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.103, 5.608, 4.95)`
Decimal	`4342843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42443B, 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 #42443B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42443B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #42443B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42443b; }
.text { color: #42443b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42443b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 68 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42443b, #3e443b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #42443B?: #42443B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42443B?: The RGB value is 66, 68, 59: 66 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42443B?: The complementary color is #3D3B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42443B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.