Information about #42202B color

#42202B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #42202B belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 32, 43) (25.9% red, 12.5% green, 16.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 13 / 9 / 74 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42202B presents itself as a mildly saturated rose — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fake Purple (#43242A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Red Earth (#462028) and Dark Crimson (#402327).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 32, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #42202B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. 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, #42202B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42202B color variations

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

#42202B 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 #42202B

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

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Contraband color link
Contraband

#462429

Conundrum color link
Conundrum

#3C202C

Jumpstart color link
Jumpstart

#3E2025

Temptress color link
Temptress

#3C2126

Blackberry color link
Blackberry

#43182F

Courage color link
Courage

#4B252A

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Arthouse color link
Arthouse

#4D202E

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42202B
  • RGB66, 32, 43
  • CMYK0, 13, 9, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 32, 43)
  • HSL341°, 35%, 19%
  • HSL Precise340.588°, 34.694%, 19.216%
  • HSV341°, 52%, 26%
  • HSB341°, 52%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.125, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.125, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.125, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID42202B
  • DECIMAL ID4333611
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01