Information about #42333C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #42333C reads as a calm, restrained rose and 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 almost identical to Urban Legend (#42333A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Disappearing Purple (#3F313A) and Xumo (#413639).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(66, 51, 60)), which gives #42333C its character. If you plan to put text on a #42333C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#42333C color variations
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#42333C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42333C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42333C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42333C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42333C 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 #42333C color
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Nearest named colors to #42333C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#42333A
#3F313A
#413639
#43373A
#453638
#413839
#452E39
#3F3939
#3E393A
#453837
#3C3537
#3D3A3C
#42333C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42333C
- RGB66, 51, 60
- CMYK0, 6, 2, 74
- CSSrgb(66, 51, 60)
- HSL324°, 13%, 23%
- HSL Precise324°, 12.821%, 22.941%
- HSV324°, 23%, 26%
- HSB324°, 23%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.200
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.200, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.200, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.200, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB20%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42333C
- DECIMAL ID4338492
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
