Information about #420520 color

#420520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#420520 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 5, 32) — 25.9% red, 2% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 13 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #420520 reads as a pure, full-strength pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toledo (#3A0020). Slightly further away sit Dark Plum (#3F012C) and Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(66, 5, 32)), which gives #420520 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 16.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #420520 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#420520 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#420520 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 #420520

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

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#420520
  • RGB66, 5, 32
  • CMYK0, 24, 13, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 5, 32)
  • HSL333°, 86%, 14%
  • HSL Precise333.443°, 85.915%, 13.922%
  • HSV333°, 92%, 26%
  • HSB333°, 92%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.020, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.020, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.020, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID420520
  • DECIMAL ID4326688
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01