#424253

Color #424253

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#424253

RGB

rgb(66, 66, 83)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.4%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 20.5%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(28.59, 4.16, -10.16)

LCH

lch(28.59, 10.98, 292.27)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0287, 284.96)

HWB

hwb(240, 25.9%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#535342

Analogous

#424a53

#424253

#4a4253

Triadic

#424253

#534242

#425342

Split-complementary

#424253

#534a42

#4a5342

Tetradic

#424253

#534253

#535342

#425342

Square

#424253

#53424a

#535342

#42534a

Shades

Color #424253 mixed toward black.

#373745

#2c2c37

#212129

#16161c

#0b0b0e

Tints

Color #424253 mixed toward white.

#5d5d74

#797994

#9a9aaf

#bcbcca

#dddde4

Tones

Color #424253 mixed toward gray.

#434352

#454550

#46464f

#48484d

#49494c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42424f · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#42424e · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#424c4b · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424253]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#424253 (#424253) is rgb(66, 66, 83) in RGB.

No, #424253 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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