#420707

A very dark, vivid red closely aligning with Black.

About #420707

Visually, #420707 is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 7, and 7.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 89% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 80.8% saturation, and 14.3% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#420707
RGB66, 7, 7
HSL0.0°, 80.8%, 14.3%
CMYK0%, 89%, 89%, 74%
HSV0.0°, 89.4%, 25.9%
LAB11.5, 27.6, 15.0
XYZ2.4, 1.3, 0.3
Decimal4327175

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.27:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
15.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.08:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #420707; }
.text-color { color: #420707; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #420707; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000