#424242#424242

#424242 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#424242
RGB	rgb(66, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 0%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(0, 0%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.97, 0.00, -0.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.97, 0.00, 338.20°)
OKLab	oklab(37.91% 0 0)
OKLCH	oklch(37.91% 0 0)
XYZ	xyz(5.1782, 5.4480, 5.9320)
Luminance	0.0545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#424242 #424242

analogous

#424242 #424242 #424242

triadic

#424242 #424242 #424242

tetradic

#424242 #424242 #424242 #424242

square

#424242 #424242 #424242 #424242

split-complementary

#424242 #424242 #424242

monochromatic

#0F0F0F #232323 #424242 #616161 #7F7F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#424242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#424242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #424242

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##424242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##424242	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424242

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #424242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.000 0.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767676',
    500: '#424242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #424242;
$custom-light: #767676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#424242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37909,
    "c": 0,
    "h": 0
  },
  "luminance": 0.05448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#424242

secondary

#707070

accent

#A9A97E

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#080808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #424242

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

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