#424e53

Color #424e53

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#424e53

RGB

rgb(66, 78, 83)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 11.4%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 20.5%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 6%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(32.33, -3.5, -4.54)

LCH

lch(32.33, 5.73, 232.37)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.0175, 224.77)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 25.9%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#534742

Analogous

#42534f

#424e53

#424553

Triadic

#424e53

#53424e

#4e5342

Split-complementary

#424e53

#534245

#534f42

Tetradic

#424e53

#474253

#534742

#4e5342

Square

#424e53

#4f4253

#534742

#455342

Shades

Color #424e53 mixed toward black.

#374145

#2c3437

#212729

#161a1c

#0b0d0e

Tints

Color #424e53 mixed toward white.

#5d6d74

#798c94

#9aa9af

#bcc6ca

#dde2e4

Tones

Color #424e53 mixed toward gray.

#434d52

#454d50

#464c4f

#484c4d

#494b4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474852 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#474652 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#435151 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #424e53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#424e53]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#424e53 (#424e53) is rgb(66, 78, 83) in RGB.

No, #424e53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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