Information about #42453B color

#42453B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42453B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 69, 59) — 25.9% red, 27.1% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 4 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #42453B reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Ironsand (#43403C). Slightly further away sit Heavy Metal (#46473E) and Double Masala (#454139).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 69, 59)), which gives #42453B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #42453B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#42453B color variations

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

#42453B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42453B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#34372E

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#272923

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Black

#000000

#42453B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42453B 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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#44433A

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#42453B 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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#433B45
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#3B3D45
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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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#45433B
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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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#3B4245
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#453B42
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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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#3B453E
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#3E3B45
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#453B42
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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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#3B4543
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#3E3B45
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#453B3D
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Nearest named colors to #42453B

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

Half Ironsand color link
Half Ironsand

#43403C

Double Masala color link
Double Masala

#454139

Heavy Metal color link
Heavy Metal

#46473E

Trainspotter color link
Trainspotter

#44493F

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Tuatara color link
Tuatara

#454642

Rifle Green color link
Rifle Green

#444C38

Triple Masala color link
Triple Masala

#413E37

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Gravity color link
Gravity

#3D4040

#42453B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42453B
  • RGB66, 69, 59
  • CMYK1, 0, 4, 73
  • CSSrgb(66, 69, 59)
  • HSL78°, 8%, 25%
  • HSL Precise78°, 7.813%, 25.098%
  • HSV78°, 14%, 27%
  • HSB78°, 14%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.271, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.271, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.271, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42453B
  • DECIMAL ID4343099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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