#42332C

A dark, muted orange closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #42332C

When working with digital screens, the color #42332C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 51 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

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 23% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42332C
RGB66, 51, 44
HSL19.1°, 20.0%, 21.6%
CMYK0%, 23%, 33%, 74%
HSV19.1°, 33.3%, 25.9%
LAB22.7, 5.5, 7.0
XYZ3.9, 3.7, 2.9
Decimal4338476

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.52:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42332C; }
.text-color { color: #42332C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42332C; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F