All About Color #42242B

#42242B

About #42242B

#42242B is a dark red color with the hex code #42242B. In RGB it is red 66, green 36, blue 43; in HSL it is hue 346°, saturation 29%, lightness 20%; in CMYK it is 0%, 45%, 35%, 74%. Its contrast ratio is 13.83:1 on white and 1.52:1 on black.

#42242B Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 24, 2B
CMYK0.00%, 45.45%, 34.85%, 74.12%
RGB Decimal66, 36, 43
HSL346°, 29%, 20%
RGB Octal102, 44, 53
HSV (HSB)346.00°, 45.45%, 25.88%
RGB Binary1000010, 100100, 101011
CIE-L*AB18.34, 15.32, 1.53
RGB Percent25.88%, 14.12%, 16.86%
CIE-L*CH18.34, 15.40, 5.70
XYZ3.31, 2.59, 2.61
CIE-L*UV18.34, 15.96, -0.46
xyY0.39, 0.30, 2.59
Hunter-Lab16.11, 8.53, 1.66
RYB25.88%, 14.12%, 16.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42242B on a dark background: contrast 1.52:1, fails WCAG AA.
#42242B on a light background: contrast 13.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42242B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42242B · #7D4552 · #10090B · #24423B · #457D70

Analogous palette

#3B2442 · #42243A · #42242B · #422C24 · #423B24

Triadic palette

#42242B · #2B4224 · #242B42 · #7D4552 · #527D45

Tetradic palette

#42242B · #3A4224 · #24423B · #2C2442 · #10090B

Monochromatic palette

#10090B · #10090B · #42242B · #733F4B · #A45B6C

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