#424C42#424C42

#424C42 is a dark, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.021 H 145.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#424C42
RGB	rgb(66, 76, 66)
HSL	hsl(120, 7%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(120, 13%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 0%, 13.2%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, -6.27, 4.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 7.78, 143.73°)
OKLab	oklab(40.43% -0.0172 0.012)
OKLCH	oklch(40.43% 0.021 145.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.8144, 6.7204, 6.1440)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#424C42 #4C424C

analogous

#474C42 #424C42 #424C47

triadic

#424C42 #42424C #4C4242

tetradic

#424C42 #42474C #4C424C #4C4742

square

#424C42 #42474C #4C424C #4C4742

split-complementary

#424C42 #47424C #4C4247

monochromatic

#0E100E #262B26 #424C42 #5E6D5E #7C8D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#424C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#424C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #424C42

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##424C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##424C42	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #424c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 76, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.021 145.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767e76',
    500: '#424c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #424c42;
$custom-light: #767e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#424c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 7.042,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40428,
    "c": 0.02093,
    "h": 145.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#424C42

secondary

#7B6F7B

accent

#78B0B0

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#080908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #424C42

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

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