What color is #42435D?

#42435D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42435D?

The RGB value is 66, 67, 93: 66 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42435D?

The complementary color is #5D5C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42435D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42435D color

#42435D rgb(66, 67, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #42435D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 26.3% green and 36.5% blue (66, 67, 93).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#42435D color codes

HEX	`#42435D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 67, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 26.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 28%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, 6.25, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 16.72, 291.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.229, 5.963, 11.177)`
Decimal	`4342621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42435D, 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 #42435D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42435D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #42435D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42435d; }
.text { color: #42435d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42435d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 67 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42435d, #4f425d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #42435D?: #42435D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42435D?: The RGB value is 66, 67, 93: 66 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42435D?: The complementary color is #5D5C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42435D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.