What color is #42495D?

#42495D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42495D?

The RGB value is 66, 73, 93: 66 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42495D?

The complementary color is #5D5642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42495D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42495D color

#42495D rgb(66, 73, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42495D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 28.6% green and 36.5% blue (66, 73, 93).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#42495D color codes

HEX	`#42495D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 73, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 28.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.15, 2.35, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.15, 12.92, 280.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.605, 6.713, 11.302)`
Decimal	`4344157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42495D, 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 #42495D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42495D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #42495D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42495d; }
.text { color: #42495d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42495d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 73 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42495d, #49425d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #42495D?: #42495D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42495D?: The RGB value is 66, 73, 93: 66 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42495D?: The complementary color is #5D5642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42495D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.