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#42103D Color

#42103D is rgb(66, 16, 61) in RGB, hsl(306, 61%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 76%, 8%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 13.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42103D
HEX#42103D
RGBrgb(66, 16, 61)
HSLhsl(306, 61%, 16%)
HSVhsv(306, 76%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 8%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(27.8% 0.098 332.1)
LABlab(14.77% 28.76 -16.42)
LCHlch(14.77% 33.12 330.27)

What #42103D 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 #42103D, 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 pink in the library.

#42103D Channel Values

How #42103D 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 16 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 61% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 76% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 76% · Y 8% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.29:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42103D 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 text15.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42103D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42103D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42103D; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #42103D

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42103D.

How #42103D 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#42103D
Protanopia#1F1F3D
Protanomaly#301A3D
Deuteranopia#28283C
Deuteranomaly#34213C
Tritanopia#3F1A1A
Tritanomaly#40172C
Achromatopsia#252525

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42103D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42103d: #42103D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42103D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42103d': '#42103D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.063, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_42103d">#42103D</color>
SVG fillfill="#42103D"

More Pink Colors

#42103D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#42103D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42103D?

#42103D is a darkest pink — rgb(66, 16, 61) in RGB and hsl(306, 61%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.47.

What is the RGB value of #42103D?

#42103D is rgb(66, 16, 61) — red 66, green 16, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42103D?

#42103D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 76%, 8%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42103D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42103D scores 15.29:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42103D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42103D 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 31.42, which is a different colour altogether.

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