What color is #42414C?

#42414C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42414C?

The RGB value is 66, 65, 76: 66 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42414C?

The complementary color is #4B4C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42414C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42414C color

#42414C rgb(66, 65, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42414C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.5% green and 29.8% blue (66, 65, 76).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#42414C color codes

HEX	`#42414C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 65, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.01, 3.01, -6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.01, 7.15, 294.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.441, 5.461, 7.603)`
Decimal	`4342092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42414C, 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 #42414C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42414C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #42414C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42414c; }
.text { color: #42414c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42414c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 65 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42414c, #48414c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #42414C?: #42414C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42414C?: The RGB value is 66, 65, 76: 66 red, 65 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42414C?: The complementary color is #4B4C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42414C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.