#42545d

Color #42545d

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#42545d

RGB

rgb(66, 84, 93)

HSL

hsl(200, 17%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 29%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 9.7%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(34.58, -4.58, -7.51)

LCH

lch(34.58, 8.8, 238.62)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.0268, 229.84)

HWB

hwb(200, 25.9%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d4b42

Analogous

#425d59

#42545d

#42475d

Triadic

#42545d

#5d4254

#545d42

Split-complementary

#42545d

#5d4247

#5d5942

Tetradic

#42545d

#4b425d

#5d4b42

#545d42

Square

#42545d

#59425d

#5d4b42

#475d42

Shades

Color #42545d mixed toward black.

#37464e

#2c383e

#212a2f

#161c1f

#0b0e10

Tints

Color #42545d mixed toward white.

#5a737f

#76919e

#98acb6

#bbc8ce

#dde3e7

Tones

Color #42545d mixed toward gray.

#44535b

#475359

#495256

#4b5154

#4d5052

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b5b · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#49485a · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#435959 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42545d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42545d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#42545d (#42545d) is rgb(66, 84, 93) in RGB.

No, #42545d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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