#424249 Color Information

#424249 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #424249. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 25.9% Green, and 28.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 9.6% Cyan, 9.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 71.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 240.0°, with saturation of 5% and lightness of 27.3%. The decimal value for #424249 is 4342345, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #424249 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#424249 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 66, 73 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 25.9%, 28.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.741, 0.714 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.096, 0.096, 0, 0.714 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color240.0°, 5.0%, 27.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color240.0°, 9.6%, 28.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color5.398, 5.536, 7.087 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 66, 73 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4342345 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color28.209, 1.629, -4.229 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)28.209, 4.532, 291.066 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color28.209, -0.373, -5.191 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color23.528, -0.224, -1.390 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.300, 0.307, 5.536 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282532425 / 0xff424249 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #424249

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #424249, its pure hue is 240.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.0%, and its lightness is 27.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #424249, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080809 to #3a3a40.

Tints of #424249

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #424249, its pure hue is 240.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.0%, and its lightness is 27.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #424249, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5a5a60 to #e7e7e8.

Tones of #424249

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #424249, its pure hue is 240.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 5.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #424249, which range from #464646 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00008b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #424249

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #424249! For #424249, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #424249. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #424249

This color, #424249, consists of 25.9% Red, 25.9% Green, and 28.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 66, Blue = 73. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #424249 is 9.6% Cyan, 9.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 71.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C9.6%
G25.9%
M9.6%
B28.6%
Y0.0%
K71.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 66 73
Octal 102 102 111
Hexa #42 #42 #49
Binary 01000010 01000010 01001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 9 9 0 71
Octal 11 11 0 107
Hexa #09 #09 #00 #47
Binary 00001001 00001001 00000000 01000111

Analogous Colors of #424249

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #424249 — which has hue 240.0° — its analogous colors are located at 210.0° and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424249.

Triadic Colors of #424249

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #424249 — which has hue 240.0° — its triadic colors are located at 120.0° and 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424249.

Complementary Color of #424249

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #424249 — which has hue 240.0° — its complementary color is located at 60.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424249.

Split Complementary Colors of #424249

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #424249 — which has hue 240.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424249.

Tetradic Colors of #424249

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #424249 — which has hue 240.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 150.0°, 240.0°, 330.0°, and 60.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #424249.

Monochromatic Colors of #424249

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #424249, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #222224 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #606070 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #424249

We want to make getting started with #424249 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #424249 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #424249 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #424249 with other HTML elements.

#424249 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #424249.
<span style="color: #424249;">The color of this text is #424249.</span>

#424249 Background Color

The background color for this text is #424249.
<div style="background-color: #424249; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #424249.</div>

#424249 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #424249.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #424249;">This color for the shadow of this text is #424249.</span>

#424249 Border Color

This is a div with border color #424249.
<div style="border: #424249 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #424249.</div>

#424249 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #424249 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #424249; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #424249 on a white background.</div></div>

#424249 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #424249 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #424249; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #424249 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #424249 to White

This is a gradient from #424249 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#424249,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#424249,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#424249,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#424249,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #424249 to white.</div>

Gradient from #424249 to Black

This is a gradient from #424249 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#424249,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#424249,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#424249,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#424249,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #424249 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #424249

In addition to using #424249 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #424249 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #424249, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 66, Blue = 73). If you need details about the color coordinates of #424249 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #424249
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 66, 73)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #424249; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #424249; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #424249; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 66, 73);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#424249")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:66, blue:73, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:66 blue:73 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 66f, 73f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 66, 73);
 

#424249 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #424249 the same way. For those with color blindness, #424249 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #424249 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #424249 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #424249 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #424249 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #424249 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.0:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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