#42242d

Color #42242d

A muted dark pink.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42242d

RGB

rgb(66, 36, 45)

HSL

hsl(342, 29.4%, 20%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342, 45.5%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 31.8%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(18.41, 15.65, 0.22)

LCH

lch(18.41, 15.65, 0.81)

OKLCH

oklch(30.3%, 0.0473, 0.97)

HWB

hwb(342, 14.1%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#244239

Analogous

#42243c

#42242d

#422a24

Triadic

#42242d

#2d4224

#242d42

Split-complementary

#42242d

#24422a

#243c42

Tetradic

#42242d

#423924

#244239

#242d42

Square

#42242d

#3c4224

#244239

#2a2442

Shades

Color #42242d mixed toward black.

#371e26

#2c181e

#211217

#160c0f

#0b0608

Tints

Color #42242d mixed toward white.

#6e3c4b

#9a5469

#b77b8d

#cfa7b3

#e7d3d9

Tones

Color #42242d mixed toward gray.

#3f272e

#3d292f

#3a2c30

#382e31

#353132

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37372b · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#393b2b · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#412929 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42242d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42242d]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#42242d (#42242d) is rgb(66, 36, 45) in RGB.

No, #42242d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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