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#420009 Color

#420009 is rgb(66, 0, 9) in RGB, hsl(352, 100%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 86%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#420009
HEX#420009
RGBrgb(66, 0, 9)
HSLhsl(352, 100%, 13%)
HSVhsv(352, 100%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 86%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(24% 0.096 21)
LABlab(10.77% 30.91 13.45)
LCHlch(10.77% 33.71 23.52)

What #420009 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #420009, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#420009 Channel Values

How #420009 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 0 · B 98-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 100% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 100% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 86% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17:1 vs white · 1.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #420009 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #420009

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #420009; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #420009

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #420009 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#420009
Protanopia#181808
Protanomaly#2E1109
Deuteranopia#242404
Deuteranomaly#331B06
Tritanopia#420101
Tritanomaly#420104
Achromatopsia#1C1C1C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #420009 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-420009: #420009;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #420009;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-420009': '#420009' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.000, blue: 0.035)
Android XML<color name="color_420009">#420009</color>
SVG fillfill="#420009"

More Red Colors

#420009 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#420009 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #420009?

#420009 is a darkest red — rgb(66, 0, 9) in RGB and hsl(352, 100%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.35.

What is the RGB value of #420009?

#420009 is rgb(66, 0, 9) — red 66, green 0, and blue 9 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #420009?

#420009 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 86%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #420009 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #420009 scores 17:1 against white and 1.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #420009 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #420009 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 34.94, which is a different colour altogether.

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