What color is #424141?

#424141 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424141?

The RGB value is 66, 65, 65: 66 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424141?

The complementary color is #414242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424141 color

#424141 rgb(66, 65, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424141 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.5% green and 25.5% blue (66, 65, 65).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#424141 color codes

HEX	`#424141`
RGB	`rgb(66, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, 0.42, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 0.45, 19.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.091, 5.321, 5.759)`
Decimal	`4342081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424141, 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 #424141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #424141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424141; }
.text { color: #424141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424141, #424241); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #424141?: #424141 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Panther. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424141?: The RGB value is 66, 65, 65: 66 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424141?: The complementary color is #414242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.