Colour
#42302D
- #42302D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#42302D is a red with RGB values 66, 48, 45 and HSL 9°, 19%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#42302D#42302D
HEX#42302D
RGBrgb(66, 48, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.1882, 0.1765
RGB percentages25.9%, 18.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(8.6, 18.9%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 31.8%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 27.3%, 31.8%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,337,709
CSS custom property--colour: #42302D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#BDCFD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D3F42
Analogous#422D35, #423A2D
Triadic#2D4230, #302D42
Split complementary#2D423B, #2D3542
Tetradic#35422D, #2D3F42, #3A2D42
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G48
B45
Red66 (25.9%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)18.92%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 30 · B 2D
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