What color is #424C40?

#424C40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424C40?

The RGB value is 66, 76, 64: 66 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424C40?

The complementary color is #4A404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424C40 color

#424C40 rgb(66, 76, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424C40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 29.8% green and 25.1% blue (66, 76, 64).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#424C40 color codes

HEX	`#424C40`
RGB	`rgb(66, 76, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 29.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 16%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, -6.69, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 8.86, 139.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.756, 6.697, 5.839)`
Decimal	`4344896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424C40, 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 #424C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #424C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424c40; }
.text { color: #424c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 76 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424c40, #404c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #424C40?: #424C40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424C40?: The RGB value is 66, 76, 64: 66 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424C40?: The complementary color is #4A404C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.