Colour

#434A42

#434A42
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#434A42 is a grey with RGB values 67, 74, 66 and HSL 113°, 6%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#434A42#434A42

HEX#434A42

RGBrgb(67, 74, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.2902, 0.2588

RGB percentages26.3%, 29%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(112.5, 5.7%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112.5, 10.8%, 29%)

CMYK9.5%, 0%, 10.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,409,922

CSS custom property--colour: #434A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.14:1

Contrast with white9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#BCB5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4842no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#494842no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#434948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 23.8 Slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Black · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49424A

Analogous#474A42, #424A45

Triadic#42434A, #4A4243

Split complementary#45424A, #4A4247

Tetradic#42474A, #49424A, #4A4542

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A8B1A7

Lighter +30%#8E998C

Lighter +20%#748072

Lighter +10%#5B655A

Darker −10%#2B2F2A

Darker −20%#121412

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#365C31

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R67

G74

B66

Red67 (26.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue112.5°

Saturation (HSL)5.71%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 43 · G 4A · B 42

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