Information about #42001E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#42001E falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 0, 30) — 25.9% red, 0% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 14 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #42001E reads as a pure, full-strength romantic rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toledo (#3A0020). Slightly further away sit Dark Plum (#3F012C) and Chocolate Brown (#3F000F).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 0, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42001E: 16.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 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.

#42001E color variations

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#42001E 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 #42001E

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

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Dark Maroon color link
Dark Maroon

#3C0008

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42001E
  • RGB66, 0, 30
  • CMYK0, 26, 14, 74
  • HSL333°, 100%, 13%
  • HSL Precise332.727°, 100%, 12.941%
  • HSV333°, 100%, 26%
  • HSB333°, 100%, 26%
  • HEX ID42001E
  • DECIMAL ID4325406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
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