What color is #424242?

#424242 is a dark gray known as Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Panther?

The RGB value is 66, 66, 66: 66 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Panther?

The complementary color is #424242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Panther color: hex code #424242

#424242 rgb(66, 66, 66)

Shades of gray

Black Panther has the hex code #424242. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.9% green and 25.9% blue (66, 66, 66).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

Black Panther (#424242) color codes

HEX	`#424242`
RGB	`rgb(66, 66, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.178, 5.448, 5.932)`
Decimal	`4342338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Panther, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #424242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #424242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424242; }
.text { color: #424242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 66 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424242, #424242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #424242 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #424242?: #424242 is a dark gray known as Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Panther?: The RGB value is 66, 66, 66: 66 red, 66 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Panther?: The complementary color is #424242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.