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#42423E

#42423e ≈ Black Olive

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#42423e 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, 25.88% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.06% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 3.13% saturation and 25.1% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.054

Complementary

  1. #42423e
  2. #3e3e42

Split complementary

  1. #42423e
  2. #3e4042
  3. #403e42

Analogous

  1. #42403e
  2. #42423e
  3. #40423e

Triadic

  1. #42423e
  2. #3e4242
  3. #423e42

Tetradic

  1. #42423e
  2. #3e423e
  3. #3e3e42
  4. #423e42

Square

  1. #42423e
  2. #3e4240
  3. #3e3e42
  4. #423e40

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0b0a
  2. #1b1b19
  3. #42423e
  4. #696963
  5. #909089

Shades

#42423e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42423e
  2. #3b3b38
  3. #353532
  4. #2e2e2b
  5. #282825
  6. #21211f
  7. #1a1a19
  8. #141413
  9. #0d0d0c
  10. #070706
  11. #000000

Tints

#42423e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42423e
  2. #555551
  3. #686865
  4. #7b7b78
  5. #8e8e8b
  6. #a1a19f
  7. #b3b3b2
  8. #c6c6c5
  9. #d9d9d8
  10. #ececec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42423e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42423e
  2. #484845
  3. #4e4e4b
  4. #555552
  5. #5b5b58
  6. #61615f
  7. #676766
  8. #6d6d6c
  9. #747473
  10. #7a7a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424240 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43423e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #43423e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #434141 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42423e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43423e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #424240 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42423e {
  color: #42423e;
}
Background
.bg-42423e {
  background-color: #42423e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42423e {
  border: 2px solid #42423e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42423e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 66 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42423e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42423e, #40423e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42423e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 66 62 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 2.57 #353839 Onyx ΔE 4.76 #343434 Jet ΔE 5.18 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.87 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 7.07 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.36 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.52 #bdbdc1 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Black Olive
#42423e  rgb(66, 66, 62)  hsl(60, 3%, 25%)  Black Olive
#3e3e42  rgb(62, 62, 66)  hsl(240, 3%, 25%)  Onyx
#3e4242  rgb(62, 66, 66)  hsl(180, 3%, 25%)  Onyx
#423e42  rgb(66, 62, 66)  hsl(300, 3%, 25%)  Jet