#424042#424042

#424042 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.004 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#424042
RGB	rgb(66, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(300, 2%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(300, 3%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.35, 1.29, -0.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.35, 1.58, 324.60°)
OKLab	oklab(37.42% 0.0035 -0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(37.42% 0.004 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0634, 5.2184, 5.8937)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#424042 #404240

analogous

#414042 #424042 #424041

triadic

#424042 #424240 #404242

tetradic

#424042 #424140 #404240 #404142

square

#424042 #424140 #404240 #404142

split-complementary

#424042 #414240 #404241

monochromatic

#100F10 #232223 #424042 #615E61 #807C80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.28

#424042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#424042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #424042

10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##424042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##424042	1.00	10.28	2.04	10.28
#FFFFFF	10.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404042

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404142

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #424042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.004 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767476',
    500: '#424042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #424042;
$custom-light: #767476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#424042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 1.538,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37417,
    "c": 0.00429,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#424042

secondary

#6E706E

accent

#AB7D7D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#080808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #424042

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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