#424250

A dark, muted neutral closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #424250

When working with digital screens, the color #424250 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 66, and 80.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 18% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the neutral spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#424250
RGB66, 66, 80
HSL240.0°, 9.6%, 28.6%
CMYK18%, 18%, 0%, 69%
HSV240.0°, 17.5%, 31.4%
LAB28.5, 3.4, -8.4
XYZ5.6, 5.6, 8.4
Decimal4342352

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.87:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.13:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.81:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #424250; }
.text-color { color: #424250; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #424250; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F