#422C2C

A dark, muted red closely aligning with Black.

About #422C2C

At its core, #422C2C is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Black. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 44 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 33% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 20.0% saturation, and 21.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#422C2C
RGB66, 44, 44
HSL0.0°, 20.0%, 21.6%
CMYK0%, 33%, 33%, 74%
HSV0.0°, 33.3%, 25.9%
LAB20.6, 10.2, 4.1
XYZ3.6, 3.1, 2.8
Decimal4336684

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.63:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.38:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #422C2C; }
.text-color { color: #422C2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #422C2C; }

Similar Colors

Black
#000000