Information about #42453A color

#42453A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42453A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 69, 58) — 25.9% red, 27.1% green, 22.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 4 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #42453A stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Masala (#454139). Slightly further away sit Half Ironsand (#43403C) and Heavy Metal (#46473E).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 69, 58) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42453A: 9.8:1 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. No one has named #42453A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42453A color variations

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

#42453A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42453A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#272922

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Black

#000000

#42453A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42453A 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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#45433A

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#42453A 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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#433A45
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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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#45433A
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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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#3A4245
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#453A42
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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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#3A453D
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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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#3A4543
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#453A3D
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Nearest named colors to #42453A

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

Double Masala color link
Double Masala

#454139

Half Ironsand color link
Half Ironsand

#43403C

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Rifle Green color link
Rifle Green

#444C38

Triple Masala color link
Triple Masala

#413E37

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Storeroom Brown color link
Storeroom Brown

#3D4035

#42453A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42453A
  • RGB66, 69, 58
  • CMYK1, 0, 4, 73
  • CSSrgb(66, 69, 58)
  • HSL76°, 9%, 25%
  • HSL Precise76.364°, 8.661%, 24.902%
  • HSV76°, 16%, 27%
  • HSB76°, 16%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.271, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.271, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.271, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID42453A
  • DECIMAL ID4343098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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