#424142 Hex Color

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Color Name

Shadow Gray*

Hex Color Code

#424142

RGB Color Code

RGB(66, 65, 66)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 1.5%, 0.0%, 74.1%

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#424142 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 424142?

The RGB color code for color number #424142 is RGB(66, 65, 66). In the RGB color model, #424142 has a red value of 66, a green value of 65, and a blue value of 66. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 1.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 74.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 0.8 % saturation, and 25.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #424142 has a hue of 300° (degrees), 1.5 % saturation and 25.9 % brightness/value.

Color 424142 is cool or warm?

Color 424142 is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of #424142? (For interior and product design)

424142 has an LRV of nearly 5.3. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#424142

LRV 5.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 5.3 of #424142 with dark and light color

Is #424142 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 424142 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #424142 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #424142

Hex triplet: #424142
Red: 42
Green: 41
Blue: 42

RGBA / RGB rgb(66, 65, 66)

Red: 66 (25.9%)
Green: 65 (25.5%)
Blue: 66 (25.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 1.52%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 74.12%

HSL hsl(300deg, 0.8 %, 25.7 %)

Hue: 300°
Saturation: 0.76 %
Lightness: 25.69 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 300°
Saturation: 1.52 %
Brightness / Value: 25.88 %

RYB ryb(145, 153, 167)

Red: 145 (56.8%)
Yellow: 153 (60.1%)
Blue: 167 (65.4%)

HWB

Hue: 300°
Whiteness: 25.49 %
Blackness: 74.12 %

CMY

Cyan: 74.12%
Magenta: 74.51%
Yellow: 74.12%

XYZ

X: 5.12
Y: 5.33
Z: 5.91

YXY

Y1: 5.33
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 27.66
A: 0.65
B: -0.46

CIE-Lch

L: 27.66
C: 0.79
H: 324.37

CIE-Luv

L: 27.66
U: 0.47
V: -0.62

Hunter-Lab

L: 23.09
A: -0.83
B: 0.98

Other

LRV: ~ 5.3 %
Munsell Color System: 8.9P 2.6/0.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #424142

These are the named colors closest to hex 424142, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#3F3F3F Color Shadow Gray

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#353839 Color Onyx

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#343434 Color Jet Black

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#333333 Color Dark Charcoal

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 424142.

#414143 Color PANTONE 19-0205 TCX - Black Oyster

99.21% match | ΔE 0.79

#3E3F40 Color PANTONE 19-5303 TCX - Clever Crows

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

#444447 Color PANTONE 19-0201 TCX - Asphalt

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#413E3D Color PANTONE 19-0000 TCX - Raven

98.17% match | ΔE 1.83

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 424142.

#444444 Color BS 16-A-11 - Grey

98.62% match | ΔE 1.38

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#443F39 Color BS 22-B-27 - Violet

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

#323638 Color BS 18-B-27 - Grey

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 424142.

#444443 Color RAL 000 30 00 - Medium Black

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#3A3A3A Color RAL 000 25 00 - Onyx Black

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#43454C Color RAL 280 30 05 - Smoking Night Blue

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#46444C Color RAL 300 30 05 - Night Grey

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 424142.

#464142 Color PANTONE 4287 C

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#43403D Color PANTONE 10398 C

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#3D3A3E Color PANTONE 8602 C

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#3F4444 Color PANTONE 446 C

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 424142.

#45494E Color RAL 7024 - Graphite Gray

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#383E42 Color RAL 7016 - Anthracite Gray

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#3D3635 Color RAL 8019 - Gray Brown

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

#4C4A44 Color RAL 7022 - Umbra Gray

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

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#464646 Color WordPress WP Dark Gray

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

Paint color for Hex #424142

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 424142 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 424142 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #424142 to PPG Paints

#414040 Color Black Magic (PPG1001-7)

99.24% match | ΔE 0.76

#464544 Color Onyx (PPG1011-7)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#4B4441 Color Phantom Mist (PPG1002-7)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

Valspar

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #424142 to Valspar

#424040 Color Arrowhead (8006-11F)

99.15% match | ΔE 0.85

#443F3E Color Safari Brown (6009-1)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#3A3C3D Color Black Heron (V120-3)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#46484A Color Muskeg Grey (4005-2C)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

Behr

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #424142 to Behr

#3F4041 Color Totally Black (HDC-MD-04)

98.64% match | ΔE 1.36

#413F3E Color Blackout (N510-7)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#3F3F3E Color Black (Behr)

98.16% match | ΔE 1.84

#3D3E3E Color Carbon (N520-7)

98.02% match | ΔE 1.98

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #424142 to Dunn-Edwards

#3E3F41 Color Dark Engine (DE 6350)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#464647 Color Black Tie (DE 6357)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#414549 Color Stargazing (DE 6336)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #424142 to Benjamin Moore

#3D3D3E Color Black Jack (2133-20)

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#3D3F40 Color Black Panther (2125-10)

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#444647 Color Graphite (1603)

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#3A3C3E Color Black Iron (2120-20)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #424142 to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#45494C Color Railings (31)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 424142 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #424142 to Sherwin Williams

#434341 Color Iron Ore (SW 7069)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#443E40 Color Darkroom (SW 7083)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#373A3A Color Greenblack (SW 6994)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#44484D Color Cyberspace (SW 7076)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#424142 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

0F0E0F

282828

424142

5C5A5C

757475

8F8D8F

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

414142

424142

424141

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

424142

424241

414242

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

424142

424241

414241

414242

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

424142

545454

676767

7A7A7A

8D8D8D

A0A0A0

B3B3B3

C6C6C6

D9D9D9

ECECEC

FFFFFF

Shadow Gray* - #424142 Tints

424142

3B3A3B

343434

2E2D2E

272727

212021

1A1A1A

131313

0D0D0D

060606

000000

Shadow Gray* - #424142 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#424142

Shadow Gray*

#414241

Shadow Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #424142?

Color that best contrast with #424142 is #414241, color name is Shadow Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.