#42554c

Color #42554c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#42554c

RGB

rgb(66, 85, 76)

HSL

hsl(151.6, 12.6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.6, 22.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 0%, 10.6%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.35, -9.46, 2.85)

LCH

lch(34.35, 9.88, 163.23)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0278, 164.56)

HWB

hwb(151.6, 25.9%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55424b

Analogous

#425542

#42554c

#425455

Triadic

#42554c

#4c4255

#554c42

Split-complementary

#42554c

#554254

#554242

Tetradic

#42554c

#424b55

#55424b

#554c42

Square

#42554c

#424255

#55424b

#545542

Shades

Color #42554c mixed toward black.

#37473f

#2c3933

#212a26

#161c19

#0b0e0d

Tints

Color #42554c mixed toward white.

#5c776a

#789688

#9ab1a6

#bccbc4

#dde5e1

Tones

Color #42554c mixed toward gray.

#44534c

#45524c

#47504c

#484f4c

#4a4d4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b4e · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#4a484f · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#435050 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42554c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42554c]

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#42554c (#42554c) is rgb(66, 85, 76) in RGB.

No, #42554c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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