#42142E Color

#42142E is rgb(66, 20, 46) in RGB, hsl(326, 53%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 30%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 10.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42142E

HEX#42142E

RGBrgb(66, 20, 46)

HSLhsl(326, 53%, 17%)

HSVhsv(326, 70%, 26%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 30%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(27.5% 0.079 348.5)

LABlab(14.84% 24.95 -5.61)

LCHlch(14.84% 25.57 347.33)

What #42142E 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 #42142E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 10.42 Dark Purple#301934ΔE 11.93 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 13.79 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 14.14 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 14.91 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 15.71

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

#42142E Channel Values

How #42142E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 66 · G 20 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 326° · S 53% · L 17%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 326° · S 70% · V 26%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 70% · Y 30% · K 74%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.32:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42142E 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 text15.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42142E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42142E; 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 #42142E

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 #42142E 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#42142E

Protanopia#21212E

Protanomaly#311C2E

Deuteranopia#2A2A2D

Deuteranomaly#35232D

Tritanopia#401919

Tritanomaly#411723

Achromatopsia#252525

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Using #42142E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42142e: #42142E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42142E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42142e': '#42142E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.078, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_42142e">#42142E</color>

SVG fillfill="#42142E"

More Pink Colors

#42142E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#42142E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42142E?

#42142E is a darkest pink — rgb(66, 20, 46) in RGB and hsl(326, 53%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.42.

What is the RGB value of #42142E?

#42142E is rgb(66, 20, 46) — red 66, green 20, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42142E?

#42142E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 30%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42142E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42142E scores 15.32:1 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 #42142E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42142E 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 29.57, which is a different colour altogether.

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