What color is #42404F?

#42404F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42404F?

The RGB value is 66, 64, 79: 66 red, 64 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42404F?

The complementary color is #4D4F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42404F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42404F color

#42404F rgb(66, 64, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42404F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.1% green and 31% blue (66, 64, 79).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#42404F color codes

HEX	`#42404F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 64, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, 4.43, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 9.79, 296.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.491, 5.39, 8.147)`
Decimal	`4341839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42404F, 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 #42404F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42404F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #42404F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42404f; }
.text { color: #42404f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42404f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 64 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42404f, #4a404f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #42404F?: #42404F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42404F?: The RGB value is 66, 64, 79: 66 red, 64 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42404F?: The complementary color is #4D4F40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42404F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.