What color is #424C4A?

#424C4A is a dark gray known as Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Urban Chic?

The RGB value is 66, 76, 74: 66 red, 76 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Urban Chic?

The complementary color is #4C4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424C4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Urban Chic color: hex code #424C4A

#424C4A rgb(66, 76, 74)

Shades of gray

Urban Chic has the hex code #424C4A. It is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 29.8% green and 29% blue (66, 76, 74).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 7% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

Urban Chic (#424C4A) color codes

HEX	`#424C4A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 76, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 29.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 7%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.4, -4.47, -0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.4, 4.48, 182.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.067, 6.821, 7.474)`
Decimal	`4344906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Urban Chic, 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 #424C4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424C4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #424C4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424c4a; }
.text { color: #424c4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424c4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 76 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424c4a, #42494c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

See #424C4A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #424C4A?: #424C4A is a dark gray known as Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Urban Chic?: The RGB value is 66, 76, 74: 66 red, 76 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Urban Chic?: The complementary color is #4C4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424C4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.