#42444A#42444A

#42444A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.010 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42444A
RGB	rgb(66, 68, 74)
HSL	hsl(225, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(225, 11%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 8.1%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.87, 0.58, -3.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.87, 3.94, 278.43°)
OKLab	oklab(38.7% 0.0002 -0.0105)
OKLCH	oklch(38.7% 0.01 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.5497, 5.7869, 7.3018)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42444A #4A4842

analogous

#42484A #42444A #44424A

triadic

#42444A #4A4244 #444A42

tetradic

#42444A #4A4248 #4A4842 #424A44

square

#42444A #4A4248 #4A4842 #424A44

split-complementary

#42444A #4A4442 #484A42

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #25262A #42444A #5F626A #7C808A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#42444A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#42444A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42444A

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42444A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42444A	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42444A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42444A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42444a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 68, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.010 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76777c',
    500: '#42444a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42444a;
$custom-light: #76777c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42444a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 5.714,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38699,
    "c": 0.01047,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42444A

secondary

#79766F

accent

#A179AF

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #42444A

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

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