#424549

Color #424549

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#424549

RGB

rgb(66, 69, 73)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 5%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 9.6%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 5.5%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(29.15, -0.3, -2.83)

LCH

lch(29.15, 2.85, 263.95)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.0079, 255.26)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 25.9%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494642

Analogous

#424949

#424549

#434249

Triadic

#424549

#494245

#454942

Split-complementary

#424549

#494342

#494942

Tetradic

#424549

#464249

#494642

#454942

Square

#424549

#494249

#494642

#424943

Shades

Color #424549 mixed toward black.

#373a3d

#2c2e31

#212325

#161718

#0b0c0c

Tints

Color #424549 mixed toward white.

#5f646a

#7d838a

#9ea2a7

#bec1c4

#dfe0e2

Tones

Color #424549 mixed toward gray.

#434549

#434548

#444547

#454646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434348 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#434348 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#424747 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424549;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424549]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#424549 (#424549) is rgb(66, 69, 73) in RGB.

No, #424549 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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