#42402e

Color #42402e

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 18.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42402e

RGB

rgb(66, 64, 46)

HSL

hsl(54, 17.9%, 22%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54, 30.3%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3%, 30.3%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(26.8, -2.62, 11.35)

LCH

lch(26.8, 11.65, 103)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.0293, 102.42)

HWB

hwb(54, 18%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e3042

Analogous

#42362e

#42402e

#3a422e

Triadic

#42402e

#2e4240

#402e42

Split-complementary

#42402e

#2e3a42

#362e42

Tetradic

#42402e

#30422e

#2e3042

#402e42

Square

#42402e

#2e4236

#2e3042

#422e3a

Shades

Color #42402e mixed toward black.

#373526

#2c2b1f

#212017

#16150f

#0b0b08

Tints

Color #42402e mixed toward white.

#696649

#908c64

#adaa8a

#c9c6b1

#e4e3d8

Tones

Color #42402e mixed toward gray.

#403f30

#3f3d31

#3d3c33

#3b3b35

#3a3936

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

2:1

White text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414133 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#414134 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#423737 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42402e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42402e]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#42402e (#42402e) is rgb(66, 64, 46) in RGB.

No, #42402e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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