What color is #424144?

#424144 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 #424144?

The RGB value is 66, 65, 68: 66 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424144?

The complementary color is #434441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424144 color

#424144 rgb(66, 65, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424144 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (66, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 2% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Black Panther (#424242), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#424144 color codes

HEX	`#424144`
RGB	`rgb(66, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 2%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 4%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.73, 1.1, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.73, 2, 303.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.18, 5.356, 6.229)`
Decimal	`4342084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424144, 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 #424144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #424144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424144; }
.text { color: #424144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424144, #444144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #424144?: #424144 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 #424144?: The RGB value is 66, 65, 68: 66 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424144?: The complementary color is #434441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.