#42383e

Color #42383e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42383e

RGB

rgb(66, 56, 62)

HSL

hsl(324, 8.2%, 23.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 15.2%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 6.1%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(24.75, 5.65, -2.1)

LCH

lch(24.75, 6.03, 339.61)

OKLCH

oklch(35.3%, 0.0172, 341.35)

HWB

hwb(324, 22%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38423c

Analogous

#413842

#42383e

#423839

Triadic

#42383e

#3e4238

#383e42

Split-complementary

#42383e

#394238

#384241

Tetradic

#42383e

#423c38

#38423c

#383e42

Square

#42383e

#424138

#38423c

#383942

Shades

Color #42383e mixed toward black.

#372f34

#2c2529

#211c1f

#161315

#0b090a

Tints

Color #42383e mixed toward white.

#65565f

#887380

#a696a0

#c4b9bf

#e1dcdf

Tones

Color #42383e mixed toward gray.

#41393e

#403a3e

#3f3a3d

#3f3b3d

#3e3c3d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e3d · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#3e3f3c · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#423b3b · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42383e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42383e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#42383e (#42383e) is rgb(66, 56, 62) in RGB.

No, #42383e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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