HEX Color #42503A (Darkslategray)

About #42503A

The precise color #42503A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 80 parts green, and 58 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42503A

RGB66, 80, 58

HSL98.2°, 15.9%, 27.1%

CMYK18%, 0%, 28%, 69%

HSV98.2°, 27.5%, 31.4%

LAB32.3, -10.3, 11.2

XYZ5.9, 7.2, 5.1

Decimal4345914

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42503A #473950

Analogous

#4D5039 #39503C

Triadic

#394250 #503942

Tetradic

#394D50 #473950 #503C39

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42503A

#57634F

#6C7665

#818A7B

#969D91

#ABB1A7

#C0C4BD

#D5D8D3

#EAEBE9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42503A

#3A4733

#333E2D

#2C3526

#242C20

#1D2319

#161A13

#0E110C

#070806

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.61:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.44:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.23:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.07:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42503A; }

.text-color { color: #42503A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42503A; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

#2F4F4F