Information about #424144 color

#424144 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#424144 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 65, 68) — 25.9% red, 25.5% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 1 / 0 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #424144 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Nocturnal (#434345). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Windswept (#434141) and Half Foundry (#3E4145).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(66, 65, 68)), which gives #424144 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #424144: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:73), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #424144 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#424144 color variations

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

#424144 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#424144 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#424144 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#424144 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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#424144 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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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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#444341
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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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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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#444241
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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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#444143
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#434441
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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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#444141
#444141

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Nearest named colors to #424144

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

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Chocolate Lounge color link
Chocolate Lounge

#453C43

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Charcoal Grey color link
Charcoal Grey

#3C4142

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

Charcoal Frost color link
Charcoal Frost

#3C3F46

Double Sidewinder color link
Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

#424144 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#424144
  • RGB66, 65, 68
  • CMYK1, 1, 0, 73
  • CSSrgb(66, 65, 68)
  • HSL260°, 2%, 26%
  • HSL Precise260°, 2.256%, 26.078%
  • HSV260°, 4%, 27%
  • HSB260°, 4%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.255, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.255, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.255, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID424144
  • DECIMAL ID4342084
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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