Information about #424B52 color

#424B52 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #424B52 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 75, 82) — 25.9% red, 29.4% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 3 / 0 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#424B52 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mako (#444954). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ox Gray (#414E54) and Atomic (#3D4B52).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 75, 82) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #424B52 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#424B52 color variations

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#424B52 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 #424B52

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

Mako color link
Mako

#444954

Ox Gray color link
Ox Gray

#414E54

Atomic color link
Atomic

#3D4B52

Skywater color link
Skywater

#404653

Tuna color link
Tuna

#46494E

Outer Space color link
Outer Space

#414A4C

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

#424B52 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#424B52
  • RGB66, 75, 82
  • CMYK6, 3, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(66, 75, 82)
  • HSL206°, 11%, 29%
  • HSL Precise206.25°, 10.811%, 29.02%
  • HSV206°, 20%, 32%
  • HSB206°, 20%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.294, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.294, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.294, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID424B52
  • DECIMAL ID4344658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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