What color is #42423C?

#42423C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42423C?

The RGB value is 66, 66, 60: 66 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42423C?

The complementary color is #3C3C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42423C?

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.

#42423C color

#42423C rgb(66, 66, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42423C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 25.9% green and 23.5% blue (66, 66, 60).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 5% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#42423C color codes

HEX	`#42423C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 66, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 25.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 5%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, -1.29, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 3.87, 109.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.01, 5.381, 5.049)`
Decimal	`4342332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42423C, 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 #42423C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42423C 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 #42423C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42423c; }
.text { color: #42423c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42423c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 66 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42423c, #3f423c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #42423C?: #42423C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42423C?: The RGB value is 66, 66, 60: 66 red, 66 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42423C?: The complementary color is #3C3C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42423C?: 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.