Colour

#424D44

#424D44
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#424D44 is a grey with RGB values 66, 77, 68 and HSL 131°, 8%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#424D44#424D44

HEX#424D44

RGBrgb(66, 77, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.302, 0.2667

RGB percentages25.9%, 30.2%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(130.9, 7.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(130.9, 14.3%, 30.2%)

CMYK14.3%, 0%, 11.7%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,345,156

CSS custom property--colour: #424D44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#BDB2BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4B44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B4A44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#414D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14.9 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Teal · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D424B

Analogous#464D42, #424D4A

Triadic#44424D, #4D4442

Split complementary#4A424D, #4D4246

Tetradic#42464D, #4D424B, #4D4A42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7B4AA

Lighter +30%#8C9C8F

Lighter +20%#718475

Lighter +10%#5A685C

Darker −10%#2A322C

Darker −20%#131613

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#305F39

Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R66

G77

B68

Red66 (25.9%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue130.91°

Saturation (HSL)7.69%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 4D · B 44

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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