Information about #42373A color

#42373A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #42373A belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 55, 58) (25.9% red, 21.6% green, 22.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 3 / 74 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42373A presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Horoscope (#43373A). Slightly further away sit Black Cat (#413839) and Xumo (#413639).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 55, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42373A: 11.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. 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.

#42373A color variations

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

#42373A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42373A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42373A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42373A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#413742

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#42373A 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
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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
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#384043
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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
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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
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#3B4338
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#383B43
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #42373A

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

Horoscope color link
Horoscope

#43373A

Black Cat color link
Black Cat

#413839

Xumo color link
Xumo

#413639

Eclipse color link
Eclipse

#3F3939

Afficionado color link
Afficionado

#453638

Urban Legend color link
Urban Legend

#42333A

Barista color link
Barista

#453837

Black Sheep color link
Black Sheep

#3E393A

Rockstar color link
Rockstar

#3D3A3C

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Disappearing Purple color link
Disappearing Purple

#3F313A

#42373A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42373A
  • RGB66, 55, 58
  • CMYK0, 4, 3, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 55, 58)
  • HSL344°, 9%, 24%
  • HSL Precise343.636°, 9.091%, 23.725%
  • HSV344°, 17%, 26%
  • HSB344°, 17%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.216, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.216, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.216, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID42373A
  • DECIMAL ID4339514
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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