Information about #42343C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #42343C reads as a gently muted pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Urban Legend (#42333A). Slightly further away sit Horoscope (#43373A) and Xumo (#413639).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(66, 52, 60)), which gives #42343C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42343C: 11.7:1 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. No one has named #42343C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#42343C color variations
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#42343C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42343C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42343C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42343C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42343C 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 #42343C color
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Nearest named colors to #42343C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#42333A
#43373A
#413639
#3F313A
#413839
#453638
#3F3939
#3E393A
#453837
#452E39
#3D3A3C
#3C3537
#42343C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42343C
- RGB66, 52, 60
- CMYK0, 5, 2, 74
- CSSrgb(66, 52, 60)
- HSL326°, 12%, 23%
- HSL Precise325.714°, 11.864%, 23.137%
- HSV326°, 21%, 26%
- HSB326°, 21%, 26%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.204, 0.235)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.204, 0.235, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.204, 0.235)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID42343C
- DECIMAL ID4338748
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
