What color is #42443E?

#42443E 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 #42443E?

The RGB value is 66, 68, 62: 66 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42443E?

The complementary color is #403E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42443E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42443E color

#42443E rgb(66, 68, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42443E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.7% green and 24.3% blue (66, 68, 62).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#42443E color codes

HEX	`#42443E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 68, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.49, -2.14, 3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.49, 3.97, 122.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.183, 5.64, 5.372)`
Decimal	`4342846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42443E, 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 #42443E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42443E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #42443E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42443e; }
.text { color: #42443e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42443e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 68 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42443e, #3f443e); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #42443E?: #42443E 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 #42443E?: The RGB value is 66, 68, 62: 66 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42443E?: The complementary color is #403E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42443E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.