HEX Color #42665F (Darkslategray)

About #42665F

The precise color #42665F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 102 parts green, and 95 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow, and 60% black. The HSL representation is 168.3° hue, 21.4% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42665F

RGB66, 102, 95

HSL168.3°, 21.4%, 32.9%

CMYK35%, 0%, 7%, 60%

HSV168.3°, 35.3%, 40.0%

LAB40.4, -14.6, -0.2

XYZ9.1, 11.5, 12.6

Decimal4351583

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42665F #664249

Analogous

#42664D #425B66

Triadic

#5E4266 #665F42

Tetradic

#4D4266 #664249 #5B6642

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42665F

#577770

#6C8882

#819994

#96AAA6

#ABBBB7

#C0CCC9

#D5DDDB

#EAEEED

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42665F

#3A5A54

#334F49

#2C443F

#243834

#1D2D2A

#16221F

#0E1615

#070B0A

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.37:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.30:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.09:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.80:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42665F; }

.text-color { color: #42665F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42665F; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray

#2F4F4F