#42251e

Color #42251e

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 24.66 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42251e

RGB

rgb(66, 37, 30)

HSL

hsl(11.7, 37.5%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.7, 54.5%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 54.5%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(18.26, 12.83, 10.49)

LCH

lch(18.26, 16.57, 39.27)

OKLCH

oklch(30%, 0.0463, 34.34)

HWB

hwb(11.7, 11.8%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1e3b42

Analogous

#421e29

#42251e

#42371e

Triadic

#42251e

#1e4225

#251e42

Split-complementary

#42251e

#1e4237

#1e2942

Tetradic

#42251e

#3b421e

#1e3b42

#251e42

Square

#42251e

#29421e

#1e3b42

#371e42

Shades

Color #42251e mixed toward black.

#371f19

#2c1914

#21120f

#160c0a

#0b0605

Tints

Color #42251e mixed toward white.

#714034

#a15a49

#be8071

#d4aaa0

#e9d5d0

Tones

Color #42251e mixed toward gray.

#3f2721

#3c2924

#392a27

#362c2a

#332e2d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383720 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#393b20 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#412122 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 14.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42251e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42251e]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#42251e (#42251e) is rgb(66, 37, 30) in RGB.

No, #42251e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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