Information about #42222E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned pink-red rose, #42222E leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fake Purple (#43242A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Conundrum (#3C202C) and Contraband (#462429).
The recipe behind #42222E is rgb(66, 34, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #42222E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.0:1 (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. No one has named #42222E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#42222E color variations
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#42222E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42222E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42222E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42222E color hues
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#42222E color harmonies
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Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42222E color
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Nearest named colors to #42222E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#43242A
#3C202C
#462429
#402327
#462028
#3C2126
#3E2025
#43182F
#462B31
#4B252A
#3A2833
#4D202E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42222E
- RGB66, 34, 46
- CMYK0, 13, 8, 74
- CSSrgb(66, 34, 46)
- HSL338°, 32%, 20%
- HSL Precise337.5°, 32%, 19.608%
- HSV338°, 48%, 26%
- HSB338°, 48%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.133, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.133, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.133, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42222E
- DECIMAL ID4334126
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
