Information about #424148 color

#424148 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #424148 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 65, 72) — 25.9% red, 25.5% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 3 / 0 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #424148 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Nocturnal (#434345). Nearby in the Register you will also find Liquid Metal (#3E4147) and Soft Charcoal (#3E414A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(66, 65, 72)), which gives #424148 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #424148 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#424148 color variations

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

#424148 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#66646F

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#8B8994

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#B1B0B8

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#D8D7DB

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White

#FFFFFF

#424148 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#353439

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#27272B

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#1A1A1C

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#0D0D0E

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Black

#000000

#424148 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#4E4D53

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#5A595F

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#66656A

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#727274

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Grey

#808080

#424148 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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#414348

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#414548

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#424148 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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#424148

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#474841
#474841

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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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#424148

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#444841
#444841

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#484641
#484641

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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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#464148

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#414448
#414448

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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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#484241
#484241

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#414842
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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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#424148

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#484147
#484147

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#474841
#474841

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#414842
#414842

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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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#424148

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#484144
#484144

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#474841
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#414846
#414846

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Nearest named colors to #424148

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

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Charcoal Frost color link
Charcoal Frost

#3C3F46

Catwalk color link
Catwalk

#3D3E4C

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

Chocolate Lounge color link
Chocolate Lounge

#453C43

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

#424148 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#424148
  • RGB66, 65, 72
  • CMYK2, 3, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(66, 65, 72)
  • HSL249°, 5%, 27%
  • HSL Precise248.571°, 5.109%, 26.863%
  • HSV249°, 10%, 28%
  • HSB249°, 10%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.255, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.255, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.255, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID424148
  • DECIMAL ID4342088
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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