#424742

Color #424742

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#424742

RGB

rgb(66, 71, 66)

HSL

hsl(120, 3.6%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 7%, 27.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 72.2%)

LAB

lab(29.56, -3.17, 2.3)

LCH

lch(29.56, 3.92, 144.04)

OKLCH

oklch(39.2%, 0.0106, 145.41)

HWB

hwb(120, 25.9%, 72.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#474247

Analogous

#454742

#424742

#424745

Triadic

#424742

#424247

#474242

Split-complementary

#424742

#454247

#474245

Tetradic

#424742

#424747

#474247

#474242

Square

#424742

#424547

#474247

#474542

Shades

Color #424742 mixed toward black.

#373b37

#2c2f2c

#212421

#161816

#0b0c0b

Tints

Color #424742 mixed toward white.

#606760

#7e877e

#9ea59e

#bfc3bf

#dfe1df

Tones

Color #424742 mixed toward gray.

#434743

#434643

#444544

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.21:1

White text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444443 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#444444 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#424444 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424742;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424742]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#424742 (#424742) is rgb(66, 71, 66) in RGB.

No, #424742 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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