#42504c

Color #42504c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42504c

RGB

rgb(66, 80, 76)

HSL

hsl(162.9, 9.6%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.9, 17.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 0%, 5%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(32.74, -6.46, 0.51)

LCH

lch(32.74, 6.48, 175.49)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.0189, 176.07)

HWB

hwb(162.9, 25.9%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#504246

Analogous

#425045

#42504c

#424d50

Triadic

#42504c

#4c4250

#504c42

Split-complementary

#42504c

#50424d

#504542

Tetradic

#42504c

#424650

#504246

#504c42

Square

#42504c

#454250

#504246

#4d5042

Shades

Color #42504c mixed toward black.

#37433f

#2c3533

#212826

#161b19

#0b0d0d

Tints

Color #42504c mixed toward white.

#5d716c

#7a918b

#9bada8

#bcc8c5

#dee4e2

Tones

Color #42504c mixed toward gray.

#434f4b

#444e4b

#454c4a

#474b4a

#484a49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48494d · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#48474d · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#434e4e · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42504c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42504c]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#42504c (#42504c) is rgb(66, 80, 76) in RGB.

No, #42504c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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