Information about #42484C color

#42484C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42484C falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 72, 76) — 25.9% red, 28.2% green, 29.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 2 / 0 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #42484C reads as a muted, almost 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 Outer Space (#414A4C). Slightly further away sit Metallic Gunmetal (#41474E) and Mollusc (#43464B).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 72, 76) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #42484C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#42484C color variations

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

#42484C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42484C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#272B2D

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Black

#000000

#42484C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42484C 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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#42484C 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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#4C4642
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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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#4C4B42
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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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#424C4B
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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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#4C4248
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#484C42
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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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#46424C
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#4C4642
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#484C42
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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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#4B424C
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#4C4642
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#434C42
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Nearest named colors to #42484C

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

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Metallic Gunmetal color link
Metallic Gunmetal

#41474E

Mollusc color link
Mollusc

#43464B

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Volcanic Ash color link
Volcanic Ash

#484849

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Kimono Storage color link
Kimono Storage

#3D4C51

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

Half Fuscous Grey color link
Half Fuscous Grey

#494648

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

#42484C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42484C
  • RGB66, 72, 76
  • CMYK4, 2, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(66, 72, 76)
  • HSL204°, 7%, 28%
  • HSL Precise204°, 7.042%, 27.843%
  • HSV204°, 13%, 30%
  • HSB204°, 13%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.282, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.282, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.282, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42484C
  • DECIMAL ID4343884
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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