Information about #423E40 color

#423E40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #423E40 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 62, 64) (25.9% red, 24.3% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 2 / 1 / 74 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #423E40 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Windswept (#434141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Black Eel (#463E3F) and Half Ironsand (#43403C).

The recipe behind #423E40 is rgb(66, 62, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #423E40 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#423E40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#423E40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#423E40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#423E40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#423E40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#423E40 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#3E4240
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3E4242
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#3E423E
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#423E42
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#40423E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#42403E
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#3E4240
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#42423E
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#3E4240
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#3E3E42
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Nearest named colors to #423E40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Half Ironsand color link
Half Ironsand

#43403C

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Chocolate Lounge color link
Chocolate Lounge

#453C43

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Double Sidewinder color link
Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Ship Grey color link
Ship Grey

#3E3A44

Charcoal Grey color link
Charcoal Grey

#3C4142

#423E40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#423E40
  • RGB66, 62, 64
  • CMYK0, 2, 1, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 62, 64)
  • HSL330°, 3%, 25%
  • HSL Precise330°, 3.125%, 25.098%
  • HSV330°, 6%, 26%
  • HSB330°, 6%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.243, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.243, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.243, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID423E40
  • DECIMAL ID4341312
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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