#434242

Color #434242

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#434242

RGB

rgb(67, 66, 66)

HSL

hsl(0, 0.8%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 1.5%, 26.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 1.5%, 73.7%)

LAB

lab(28.07, 0.42, 0.15)

LCH

lch(28.07, 0.45, 19.65)

OKLCH

oklch(38%, 0.0014, 17.1)

HWB

hwb(0, 25.9%, 73.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424343

Analogous

#434243

#434242

#434342

Triadic

#434242

#424342

#424243

Split-complementary

#434242

#424343

Tetradic

#434242

#434342

#424343

#424243

Square

#434242

#434342

#424343

#434243

Shades

Color #434242 mixed toward black.

#383737

#2d2c2c

#222121

#161616

#0b0b0b

Tints

Color #434242 mixed toward white.

#636161

#828080

#a2a0a0

#c1c0c0

#e0dfdf

Tones

Color #434242 mixed toward gray.

#434242

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434342 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#434342 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#434242 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 0.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #434242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#434242]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#434242 (#434242) is rgb(67, 66, 66) in RGB.

No, #434242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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