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#423F40

#423f40 ≈ Jet

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#423f40 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 24.71% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 3.03% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 2.33% saturation and 25.29% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jet (#343434), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #423f40
  2. #3f4241

Split complementary

  1. #423f40
  2. #3f423f
  3. #3f4142

Analogous

  1. #423f41
  2. #423f40
  3. #423f3f

Triadic

  1. #423f40
  2. #40423f
  3. #3f4042

Tetradic

  1. #423f40
  2. #42413f
  3. #3f4241
  4. #3f4042

Square

  1. #423f40
  2. #41423f
  3. #3f4241
  4. #3f3f42

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #1b1a1a
  3. #423f40
  4. #696466
  5. #908a8c

Shades

#423f40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #423f40
  2. #3b393a
  3. #353233
  4. #2e2c2d
  5. #282626
  6. #212020
  7. #1a191a
  8. #141313
  9. #0d0d0d
  10. #070606
  11. #000000

Tints

#423f40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #423f40
  2. #555253
  3. #686566
  4. #7b7979
  5. #8e8c8c
  6. #a19fa0
  7. #b3b2b3
  8. #c6c5c6
  9. #d9d9d9
  10. #ececec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#423f40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #423f40
  2. #484646
  3. #4e4c4d
  4. #555353
  5. #5b595a
  6. #616060
  7. #676666
  8. #6d6d6d
  9. #747373
  10. #7a7a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413f40 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3f40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #404040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #433f3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #403f40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #414040 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #423f40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-423f40 {
  color: #423f40;
}
Background
.bg-423f40 {
  background-color: #423f40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-423f40 {
  border: 2px solid #423f40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #423f40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 63 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 2% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-423f40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #423f40, #423f3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-423f40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 63 64 / 0.35);
}

#343434 Jet ΔE 4.38 #353839 Onyx ΔE 4.72 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.03 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.33 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.54 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.56 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.57 #bdc0bf Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Jet
#423f40  rgb(66, 63, 64)  hsl(340, 2%, 25%)  Jet
#3f4241  rgb(63, 66, 65)  hsl(160, 2%, 25%)  Onyx
#40423f  rgb(64, 66, 63)  hsl(100, 2%, 25%)  Black Olive
#3f4042  rgb(63, 64, 66)  hsl(220, 2%, 25%)  Onyx