#42554e

Color #42554e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#42554e

RGB

rgb(66, 85, 78)

HSL

hsl(157.9, 12.6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.9, 22.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.41, -8.99, 1.67)

LCH

lch(34.41, 9.14, 169.48)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0262, 170.54)

HWB

hwb(157.9, 25.9%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#554249

Analogous

#425544

#42554e

#425255

Triadic

#42554e

#4e4255

#554e42

Split-complementary

#42554e

#554252

#554442

Tetradic

#42554e

#424955

#554249

#554e42

Square

#42554e

#444255

#554249

#525542

Shades

Color #42554e mixed toward black.

#374741

#2c3934

#212a27

#161c1a

#0b0e0d

Tints

Color #42554e mixed toward white.

#5c776d

#78968b

#9ab1a8

#bccbc5

#dde5e2

Tones

Color #42554e mixed toward gray.

#44534e

#45524d

#47504d

#484f4c

#4a4d4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b50 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#4a4850 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#435151 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42554e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42554e]

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Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42554e (#42554e) is rgb(66, 85, 78) in RGB.

No, #42554e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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