What color is #42452B?

#42452B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42452B?

The RGB value is 66, 69, 43: 66 red, 69 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42452B?

The complementary color is #2E2B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42452B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42452B color

#42452B rgb(66, 69, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #42452B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.1% green and 16.9% blue (66, 69, 43).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#42452B color codes

HEX	`#42452B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 69, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 38%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, -6.21, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 16.54, 112.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.811, 5.589, 3.11)`
Decimal	`4343083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42452B, 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 #42452B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42452B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #42452B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42452b; }
.text { color: #42452b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42452b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 69 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42452b, #35452b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #42452B?: #42452B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42452B?: The RGB value is 66, 69, 43: 66 red, 69 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42452B?: The complementary color is #2E2B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42452B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.