#424444

Color #424444

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#424444

RGB

rgb(66, 68, 68)

HSL

hsl(180, 1.5%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 2.9%, 26.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(28.67, -0.83, -0.29)

LCH

lch(28.67, 0.88, 199.26)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.0027, 197.1)

HWB

hwb(180, 25.9%, 73.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444242

Analogous

#424443

#424444

#424344

Triadic

#424444

#444244

#444442

Split-complementary

#424444

#444243

#444342

Tetradic

#424444

#424244

#444242

#444442

Square

#424444

#434244

#444242

#434442

Shades

Color #424444 mixed toward black.

#373939

#2c2d2d

#212222

#161717

#0b0b0b

Tints

Color #424444 mixed toward white.

#616464

#808484

#a0a2a2

#bfc1c1

#dfe0e0

Tones

Color #424444 mixed toward gray.

#424444

#434444

#434343

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434344 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#434344 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#424444 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424444;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424444]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#424444 (#424444) is rgb(66, 68, 68) in RGB.

No, #424444 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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