#424a4e

Color #424a4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#424a4e

RGB

rgb(66, 74, 78)

HSL

hsl(200, 8.3%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 15.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 5.1%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(30.89, -2.26, -3.48)

LCH

lch(30.89, 4.15, 237)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.0124, 229.25)

HWB

hwb(200, 25.9%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4642

Analogous

#424e4c

#424a4e

#42444e

Triadic

#424a4e

#4e424a

#4a4e42

Split-complementary

#424a4e

#4e4244

#4e4c42

Tetradic

#424a4e

#46424e

#4e4642

#4a4e42

Square

#424a4e

#4c424e

#4e4642

#444e42

Shades

Color #424a4e mixed toward black.

#373e41

#2c3134

#212527

#16191a

#0b0c0d

Tints

Color #424a4e mixed toward white.

#5e696f

#7b888f

#9ca6ab

#bdc4c7

#dee1e3

Tones

Color #424a4e mixed toward gray.

#434a4d

#44494c

#45494b

#46494a

#474849

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46464d · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#45454d · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#424c4c · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424a4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424a4e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#424a4e (#424a4e) is rgb(66, 74, 78) in RGB.

No, #424a4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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