#42442a

Color #42442a

A muted dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 20.39 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42442a

RGB

rgb(66, 68, 42)

HSL

hsl(64.6, 23.6%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.6, 38.2%, 26.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 0%, 38.2%, 73.3%)

LAB

lab(28.01, -5.75, 15.5)

LCH

lch(28.01, 16.53, 110.35)

OKLCH

oklch(37.7%, 0.0413, 111.9)

HWB

hwb(64.6, 16.5%, 73.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c2a44

Analogous

#44392a

#42442a

#35442a

Triadic

#42442a

#2a4244

#442a42

Split-complementary

#42442a

#2a3544

#392a44

Tetradic

#42442a

#2a442c

#2c2a44

#442a42

Square

#42442a

#2a4439

#2c2a44

#442a35

Shades

Color #42442a mixed toward black.

#373923

#2c2d1c

#212215

#16170e

#0b0b07

Tints

Color #42442a mixed toward white.

#6a6d44

#92965d

#afb383

#caccad

#e4e6d6

Tones

Color #42442a mixed toward gray.

#40422c

#3e402e

#3d3e31

#3b3b33

#393935

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434332 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#434333 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#423738 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42442a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42442a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#42442a (#42442a) is rgb(66, 68, 42) in RGB.

No, #42442a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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