What color is #424640?

#424640 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424640?

The RGB value is 66, 70, 64: 66 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424640?

The complementary color is #444046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424640 color

#424640 rgb(66, 70, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424640 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.5% green and 25.1% blue (66, 70, 64).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#424640 color codes

HEX	`#424640`
RGB	`rgb(66, 70, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.18, -2.98, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.18, 4.26, 134.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.362, 5.909, 5.707)`
Decimal	`4343360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424640, 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 #424640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #424640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424640; }
.text { color: #424640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 70 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424640, #404641); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #424640?: #424640 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424640?: The RGB value is 66, 70, 64: 66 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424640?: The complementary color is #444046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.