#42343f

Color #42343f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42343f

RGB

rgb(66, 52, 63)

HSL

hsl(312.9, 11.9%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.9, 21.2%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.2%, 4.5%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(23.58, 8.53, -4.49)

LCH

lch(23.58, 9.64, 332.24)

OKLCH

oklch(34.4%, 0.027, 333.82)

HWB

hwb(312.9, 20.4%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#344237

Analogous

#3e3442

#42343f

#423438

Triadic

#42343f

#3f4234

#343f42

Split-complementary

#42343f

#384234

#34423e

Tetradic

#42343f

#423734

#344237

#343f42

Square

#42343f

#423e34

#344237

#343842

Shades

Color #42343f mixed toward black.

#372b34

#2c232a

#211a1f

#161115

#0b090a

Tints

Color #42343f mixed toward white.

#665162

#8b6d85

#a991a4

#c5b6c2

#e2dae1

Tones

Color #42343f mixed toward gray.

#41353e

#40363e

#3e373d

#3d393c

#3c3a3c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.79:1

White text reads better on this background (11.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c3d · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#3d3e3c · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#413b3a · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42343f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42343f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#42343f (#42343f) is rgb(66, 52, 63) in RGB.

No, #42343f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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