#404142

Color #404142

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#404142

RGB

rgb(64, 65, 66)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.5%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 3%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 1.5%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(27.47, -0.19, -0.76)

LCH

lch(27.47, 0.78, 255.96)

OKLCH

oklch(37.5%, 0.0022, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 25.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424140

Analogous

#404242

#404142

#404042

Triadic

#404142

#424041

#414240

Split-complementary

#404142

#424040

#424240

Tetradic

#404142

#414042

#424140

#414240

Square

#404142

#424042

#424140

#404240

Shades

Color #404142 mixed toward black.

#353637

#2b2b2c

#202121

#151616

#0b0b0b

Tints

Color #404142 mixed toward white.

#5f6162

#7e8082

#9fa0a1

#bfc0c1

#dfdfe0

Tones

Color #404142 mixed toward gray.

#404142

#414142

#414141

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.05:1

White text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404042 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#404042 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#404242 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 0.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #404142;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#404142]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#404142 (#404142) is rgb(64, 65, 66) in RGB.

No, #404142 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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