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#42100c color: English Breakfast

#42100c is rgb(66, 16, 12) in RGB and oklch(25.878% 0.07816 28.297) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

25.9%
0.078
28°
  • Red
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • orange-950
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
16.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.31:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #42100c

#42100c is a soft very dark red color. In OKLCH it has 25.9% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 16.02:1 contrast and black text 1.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-950.

More very dark red colors

Lighter: #42100c mixed with white

  1. 42100c
  2. 552621
  3. 673c36
  4. 7a524c
  5. 8d6964
  6. 9f807c
  7. b29995
  8. c5b1ae
  9. d8cbc9
  10. ece5e3

Darker: #42100c mixed with black

  1. 42100c
  2. 380c09
  3. 2f0906
  4. 250604
  5. 1c0403
  6. 140202
  7. 0b0101
  8. 050000
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #42100c with less saturation

  1. 42100c
  2. 3f130f
  3. 3d1612
  4. 3a1814
  5. 371a17
  6. 341c19
  7. 311e1b
  8. 2e1f1d
  9. 2b211f
  10. 272222

Questions about #42100c

What color is #42100c?

#42100c is soft very dark red. The closest named color is English Breakfast. In RGB it is rgb(66, 16, 12), in HSL hsl(4.44, 69.23%, 15.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(25.878% 0.07816 28.297).

What colors go well with #42100c?

The complementary color of #42100c is #002b34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f0f23 and #3e1700. The triadic partners are #002d0b and #142049.

Is white or black text more readable on #42100c?

White text reads better on #42100c: white gives a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and black gives 1.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42100c a warm or cool color?

#42100c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 25.9% and its chroma 0.078.