What color is #42453D?

#42453D 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 #42453D?

The RGB value is 66, 69, 61: 66 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42453D?

The complementary color is #403D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42453D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42453D color

#42453D rgb(66, 69, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42453D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.1% green and 23.9% blue (66, 69, 61).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 6% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#42453D color codes

HEX	`#42453D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 69, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 6%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 12%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.78, -2.98, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.78, 5.32, 124.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.217, 5.751, 5.249)`
Decimal	`4343101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42453D, 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 #42453D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42453D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #42453D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42453d; }
.text { color: #42453d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42453d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 69 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42453d, #3e453d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #42453D?: #42453D 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 #42453D?: The RGB value is 66, 69, 61: 66 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42453D?: The complementary color is #403D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42453D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.