#42422C
A dark, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #42422C
At its core, #42422C is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 66, and 44.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 20.0% saturation, and 21.6% lightness.
Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42422C
RGB66, 66, 44
HSL60.0°, 20.0%, 21.6%
CMYK0%, 0%, 33%, 74%
HSV60.0°, 33.3%, 25.9%
LAB27.4, -4.2, 13.4
XYZ4.6, 5.2, 3.1
Decimal4342316
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.05:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42422C;
}
.text-color {
color: #42422C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42422C;
}