#420700

A very dark, vivid red closely aligning with Maroon.

About #420700

When working with digital screens, the color #420700 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Maroon. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 7, 0).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 100% yellow, and 74% black. The HSL representation is 6.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 12.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#420700
RGB66, 7, 0
HSL6.4°, 100.0%, 12.9%
CMYK0%, 89%, 100%, 74%
HSV6.4°, 100.0%, 25.9%
LAB11.3, 27.2, 17.7
XYZ2.3, 1.3, 0.1
Decimal4327168

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.26:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.07:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #420700; }
.text-color { color: #420700; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #420700; }

Similar Colors

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