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#420e04 color: Black Chocolate

#420e04 is rgb(66, 14, 4) in RGB and oklch(25.491% 0.08234 33.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

25.5%
0.082
34°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.20:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.30:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #420e04

#420e04 is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 25.5% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast and black text 1.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Chocolate (#441100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #420e04 mixed with white

  1. 420e04
  2. 55251a
  3. 683b31
  4. 7a5148
  5. 8d6860
  6. a08078
  7. b39892
  8. c5b1ac
  9. d9cac7
  10. ece4e3

Darker: #420e04 mixed with black

  1. 420e04
  2. 380b03
  3. 2f0702
  4. 250501
  5. 1c0301
  6. 140200
  7. 0b0100
  8. 050000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #420e04 with less saturation

  1. 420e04
  2. 3f1108
  3. 3d140c
  4. 3a170f
  5. 371912
  6. 341b15
  7. 311d18
  8. 2e1f1b
  9. 2a201e
  10. 272120

Questions about #420e04

What color is #420e04?

#420e04 is soft very dark red. The closest named color is Black Chocolate. In RGB it is rgb(66, 14, 4), in HSL hsl(9.68, 88.57%, 13.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.491% 0.08234 33.842).

What colors go well with #420e04?

The complementary color of #420e04 is #002a36. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #410c1e and #3b1700. The triadic partners are #002d0e and #181d4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #420e04?

White text reads better on #420e04: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and black gives 1.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #420e04 a warm or cool color?

#420e04 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 25.5% and its chroma 0.082.