#42484e

Color #42484e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#42484e

RGB

rgb(66, 72, 78)

HSL

hsl(210, 8.3%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 15.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 7.7%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(30.26, -1, -4.41)

LCH

lch(30.26, 4.52, 257.22)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0128, 248.03)

HWB

hwb(210, 25.9%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4842

Analogous

#424e4e

#42484e

#42424e

Triadic

#42484e

#4e4248

#484e42

Split-complementary

#42484e

#4e4242

#4e4e42

Tetradic

#42484e

#48424e

#4e4842

#484e42

Square

#42484e

#4e424e

#4e4842

#424e42

Shades

Color #42484e mixed toward black.

#373c41

#2c3034

#212427

#16181a

#0b0c0d

Tints

Color #42484e mixed toward white.

#5e666f

#7b858f

#9ca3ab

#bdc2c7

#dee0e3

Tones

Color #42484e mixed toward gray.

#43484d

#44484c

#45484b

#46484a

#474849

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45454d · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#44444c · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#424b4b · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42484e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42484e]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#42484e (#42484e) is rgb(66, 72, 78) in RGB.

No, #42484e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #42484e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast