#42444D#42444D

#42444D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.015 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42444D
RGB	rgb(66, 68, 77)
HSL	hsl(229, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(229, 14%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.98, 1.31, -5.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.98, 5.84, 283.02°)
OKLab	oklab(38.82% 0.0015 -0.0153)
OKLCH	oklch(38.82% 0.015 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.6531, 5.8283, 7.8469)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42444D #4D4B42

analogous

#42494D #42444D #45424D

triadic

#42444D #4D4244 #444D42

tetradic

#42444D #4D4249 #4D4B42 #424D45

square

#42444D #4D4249 #4D4B42 #424D45

split-complementary

#42444D #4D4542 #494D42

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #26272C #42444D #5E616E #7B7F8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#42444D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#42444D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42444D

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42444D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42444D	1.00	9.70	2.17	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42454D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41444D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404647

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42444d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 68, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.015 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76777e',
    500: '#42444d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42444d;
$custom-light: #76777e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42444d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 7.692,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38818,
    "c": 0.01543,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42444D

secondary

#7C796F

accent

#A677B1

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#08080A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #42444D

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

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