Colour
#42343E
- #42343E
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#42343E is a magenta with RGB values 66, 52, 62 and HSL 317°, 12%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#42343E#42343E
HEX#42343E
RGBrgb(66, 52, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2039, 0.2431
RGB percentages25.9%, 20.4%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(317.1, 11.9%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.1, 21.2%, 25.9%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 6.1%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,338,750
CSS custom property--colour: #42343E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#BDCBC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#344238
Analogous#3F3442, #423437
Triadic#3E4234, #343E42
Split complementary#374234, #34423F
Tetradic#423F34, #344238, #343742
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G52
B62
Red66 (25.9%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue317.14°
Saturation (HSL)11.86%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 42 · G 34 · B 3E
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