Information about #42251F color
Basic facts about this digital color
#42251F is a mildly saturated red 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 Short Black (#42231B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hot Chocolate (#3D2622) and Digeridoo (#452924).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(66, 37, 31)), which gives #42251F its character. If you plan to put text on a #42251F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.9:1 (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, #42251F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#42251F color variations
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#42251F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42251F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42251F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42251F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42251F 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.
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 #42251F color
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Nearest named colors to #42251F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#42231B
#3D2622
#452924
#3C241B
#3B2820
#3D2B1F
#402327
#442D21
#3E2025
#392523
#482A25
#3C2126
#42251F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42251F
- RGB66, 37, 31
- CMYK0, 11, 14, 74
- CSSrgb(66, 37, 31)
- HSL10°, 36%, 19%
- HSL Precise10.286°, 36.082%, 19.02%
- HSV10°, 53%, 26%
- HSB10°, 53%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.145, 0.122)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.145, 0.122, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.145, 0.122)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42251F
- DECIMAL ID4334879
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers312 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
