#42492C
A dark, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #42492C
At its core, #42492C is a dark and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 73 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 10% C, 0% M, 40% Y, and 71% K. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42492C
RGB66, 73, 44
HSL74.5°, 24.8%, 22.9%
CMYK10%, 0%, 40%, 71%
HSV74.5°, 39.7%, 28.6%
LAB29.7, -8.5, 16.4
XYZ5.1, 6.1, 3.3
Decimal4344108
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
9.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.89:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42492C;
}
.text-color {
color: #42492C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42492C;
}