#42595b

Color #42595b

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.03 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#42595b

RGB

rgb(66, 89, 91)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 15.9%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 27.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 2.2%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.1, -8.14, -3.99)

LCH

lch(36.1, 9.07, 206.11)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.028, 202.9)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 25.9%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b4442

Analogous

#425b51

#42595b

#424d5b

Triadic

#42595b

#5b4259

#595b42

Split-complementary

#42595b

#5b424d

#5b5142

Tetradic

#42595b

#44425b

#5b4442

#595b42

Square

#42595b

#51425b

#5b4442

#4d5b42

Shades

Color #42595b mixed toward black.

#374a4c

#2c3b3d

#212d2e

#161e1e

#0b0f0f

Tints

Color #42595b mixed toward white.

#5b7a7d

#77999c

#99b3b5

#bbccce

#dde6e6

Tones

Color #42595b mixed toward gray.

#445759

#465657

#485455

#4a5253

#4c5051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.81:1

White text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d5b · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#4c4a5a · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#435a5a · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42595b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42595b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#42595b (#42595b) is rgb(66, 89, 91) in RGB.

No, #42595b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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