Information about #41242B color

#41242B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#41242B falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(65, 36, 43) — 25.5% red, 14.1% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 9 / 75. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#41242B presents itself as a mildly saturated red — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fake Purple (#43242A). Slightly further away sit Dark Crimson (#402327) and Contraband (#462429).

In RGB terms — rgb(65, 36, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #41242B: 13.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:75), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #41242B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#41242B color variations

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#41242B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #41242B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Conundrum color link
Conundrum

#3C202C

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Temptress color link
Temptress

#3C2126

Jumpstart color link
Jumpstart

#3E2025

Havana color link
Havana

#3B2B2C

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Tempo color link
Tempo

#462B31

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#41242B
  • RGB65, 36, 43
  • CMYK0, 11, 9, 75
  • CSSrgb(65, 36, 43)
  • HSL346°, 29%, 20%
  • HSL Precise345.517°, 28.713%, 19.804%
  • HSV346°, 45%, 25%
  • HSB346°, 45%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.255, 0.141, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.255, 0.141, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.255, 0.141, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID41242B
  • DECIMAL ID4269099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01