What color is #42434E?

#42434E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42434E?

The RGB value is 66, 67, 78: 66 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42434E?

The complementary color is #4E4D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42434E color

#42434E rgb(66, 67, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42434E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (66, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#42434E color codes

HEX	`#42434E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 15%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, 2.21, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 7.1, 288.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.629, 5.723, 8.014)`
Decimal	`4342606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42434E, 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 #42434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #42434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42434e; }
.text { color: #42434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42434e, #47424e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #42434E?: #42434E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42434E?: The RGB value is 66, 67, 78: 66 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42434E?: The complementary color is #4E4D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.