Information about #42464C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42464C is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 70, 76) (25.9% red, 27.5% green, 29.8% blue), or CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 70 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #42464C reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mollusc (#43464B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E) and Outer Space (#414A4C).

The recipe behind #42464C is rgb(66, 70, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #42464C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #42464C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42464C color variations

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

#42464C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #42464C

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

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Warlord color link
Warlord

#45404F

Liquid Metal color link
Liquid Metal

#3E4147

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42464C
  • RGB66, 70, 76
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(66, 70, 76)
  • HSL216°, 7%, 28%
  • HSL Precise216°, 7.042%, 27.843%
  • HSV216°, 13%, 30%
  • HSB216°, 13%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.275, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.275, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.275, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42464C
  • DECIMAL ID4343372
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01