Information about #42424C color

#42424C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42424C falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 66, 76) — 25.9% red, 25.9% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 70. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#42424C is a quiet, subdued grey that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mollusc (#43464B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Charcoal (#3E414A) and Warlord (#45404F).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 66, 76) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42424C: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42424C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42424C color variations

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

#42424C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42424C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42424C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42424C 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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#42424C 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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#474C42
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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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#42474C
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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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#4C4242
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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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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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#4C4C42
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#424C47
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Nearest named colors to #42424C

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

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Metallic Gunmetal color link
Metallic Gunmetal

#41474E

Catwalk color link
Catwalk

#3D3E4C

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

Half Foundry color link
Half Foundry

#3E4145

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

#42424C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42424C
  • RGB66, 66, 76
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(66, 66, 76)
  • HSL240°, 7%, 28%
  • HSL Precise240°, 7.042%, 27.843%
  • HSV240°, 13%, 30%
  • HSB240°, 13%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.259, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.259, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.259, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42424C
  • DECIMAL ID4342348
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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