Colour

#424B44

#424B44
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#424B44 is a grey with RGB values 66, 75, 68 and HSL 133°, 6%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#424B44#424B44

HEX#424B44

RGBrgb(66, 75, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2941, 0.2667

RGB percentages25.9%, 29.4%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(133.3, 6.4%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(133.3, 12%, 29.4%)

CMYK12%, 0%, 9.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,344,644

CSS custom property--colour: #424B44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#BDB4BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4944no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#494844no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#414B49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.3 Dim grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 23.5 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8 Teal · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B4249

Analogous#454B42, #424B49

Triadic#44424B, #4B4442

Split complementary#48424B, #4B4245

Tetradic#42454B, #4B4249, #4B4942

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A7B2AA

Lighter +30%#8C9A8F

Lighter +20%#728175

Lighter +10%#5A665D

Darker −10%#2A302B

Darker −20%#121513

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#305D3A

Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R66

G75

B68

Red66 (25.9%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue133.33°

Saturation (HSL)6.38%

Lightness27.65%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 4B · B 44

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Colour values

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