#424e4f

Color #424e4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#424e4f

RGB

rgb(66, 78, 79)

HSL

hsl(184.6, 9%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.6, 16.5%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 1.3%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(32.19, -4.51, -2.19)

LCH

lch(32.19, 5.01, 205.9)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0154, 202.56)

HWB

hwb(184.6, 25.9%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4342

Analogous

#424f49

#424e4f

#42474f

Triadic

#424e4f

#4f424e

#4e4f42

Split-complementary

#424e4f

#4f4247

#4f4942

Tetradic

#424e4f

#43424f

#4f4342

#4e4f42

Square

#424e4f

#49424f

#4f4342

#474f42

Shades

Color #424e4f mixed toward black.

#374142

#2c3435

#212727

#161a1a

#0b0d0d

Tints

Color #424e4f mixed toward white.

#5e6f70

#7a8f90

#9babac

#bdc7c8

#dee3e3

Tones

Color #424e4f mixed toward gray.

#434d4e

#444c4d

#454b4c

#464a4b

#47494a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.43:1

White text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47484f · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#47464f · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#434f4f · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #424e4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424e4f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#424e4f (#424e4f) is rgb(66, 78, 79) in RGB.

No, #424e4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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