#42444d

Color #42444d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42444d

RGB

rgb(66, 68, 77)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 7.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 14.3%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(28.97, 1.32, -5.69)

LCH

lch(28.97, 5.84, 283.06)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.0154, 275.6)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 25.9%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d4b42

Analogous

#42494d

#42444d

#45424d

Triadic

#42444d

#4d4244

#444d42

Split-complementary

#42444d

#4d4542

#494d42

Tetradic

#42444d

#4b424d

#4d4b42

#444d42

Square

#42444d

#4d4249

#4d4b42

#424d45

Shades

Color #42444d mixed toward black.

#373940

#2c2d33

#212226

#16171a

#0b0b0d

Tints

Color #42444d mixed toward white.

#5e616e

#7b7f8e

#9c9faa

#bdbfc7

#dedfe3

Tones

Color #42444d mixed toward gray.

#43444c

#44454b

#45464a

#464649

#464748

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43434b · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#43434a · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#424949 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42444d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42444d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#42444d (#42444d) is rgb(66, 68, 77) in RGB.

No, #42444d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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