#424946 Hex Color

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Color Name

Shadow Gray*

Hex Color Code

#424946

RGB Color Code

RGB(66, 73, 70)

CMYK Values*

9.6%, 0.0%, 4.1%, 71.4%

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#424946 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 424946?

The RGB color code for color number #424946 is RGB(66, 73, 70). In the RGB color model, #424946 has a red value of 66, a green value of 73, and a blue value of 70. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 9.6% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 4.1% yellow, and 71.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 154.3° (degrees), 5.0 % saturation, and 27.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #424946 has a hue of 154.3° (degrees), 9.6 % saturation and 28.6 % brightness/value.

Color 424946 is cool or warm?

Color 424946 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #424946? (For interior and product design)

424946 has an LRV of nearly 6. 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

#424946

LRV 6

Light Color

Compare LRV 6 of #424946 with dark and light color

Is #424946 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 424946 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 #424946 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #424946

Hex triplet: #424946
Red: 42
Green: 49
Blue: 46

RGBA / RGB rgb(66, 73, 70)

Red: 66 (25.9%)
Green: 73 (28.6%)
Blue: 70 (27.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 9.59%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 4.11%
Key: 71.37%

HSL hsl(154.29deg, 5.0 %, 27.3 %)

Hue: 154.29°
Saturation: 5.04 %
Lightness: 27.25 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 154.29°
Saturation: 9.59 %
Brightness / Value: 28.63 %

RYB ryb(136, 152, 163)

Red: 136 (53.3%)
Yellow: 152 (59.5%)
Blue: 163 (63.9%)

HWB

Hue: 154.29°
Whiteness: 25.88 %
Blackness: 71.37 %

CMY

Cyan: 74.12%
Magenta: 71.37%
Yellow: 72.55%

XYZ

X: 5.73
Y: 6.37
Z: 6.72

YXY

Y1: 6.37
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 30.32
A: -3.53
B: 0.82

CIE-Lch

L: 30.32
C: 3.62
H: 167

CIE-Luv

L: 30.32
U: -3.49
V: 1.44

Hunter-Lab

L: 25.23
A: -3.58
B: 1.87

Other

LRV: ~ 6.4 %
Munsell Color System: 3.6G 2.9/1

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 #424946

These are the named colors closest to hex 424946, 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

94.46% match | ΔE 5.54

#353839 Color Onyx

93.56% match | ΔE 6.44

#2D383A Color Outer Space

93.39% match | ΔE 6.61

#555555 Color Davy's gray

93.30% match | ΔE 6.70

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 424946.

#3A4645 Color RAL 200 30 05 - Darkness Green

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#3E474B Color RAL 240 30 05 - Diamond Grey

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#444443 Color RAL 000 30 00 - Medium Black

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

#45433B Color RAL 100 30 05 - Volcanic Stone Green

94.42% match | ΔE 5.58

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 424946.

#3F4444 Color PANTONE 446 C

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#41474B Color PANTONE 10393 C

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#373A36 Color PANTONE 447 C

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#505759 Color PANTONE 445 C

94.12% match | ΔE 5.88

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 424946.

#374345 Color RAL 7026 - Granite Gray

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#4F5250 Color RAL 7043 - Traffic Gray B

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#4C4A44 Color RAL 7022 - Umbra Gray

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#303D3A Color RAL 6012 - Black Green

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 424946.

#3B3D3C Color PANTONE 19-5005 TCX - Unexplored

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#324241 Color PANTONE 19-4906 TCX - Green Gables

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

#303D3C Color PANTONE 19-5212 TCX - Darkest Spruce

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

#383D3F Color PANTONE 19-5002 TCX - Woodland Gray

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 424946.

#444444 Color BS 16-A-11 - Grey

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

#363E42 Color BS 00-A-13 - Storm Grey (Greyfriar)

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

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

93.86% match | ΔE 6.14

#363F32 Color BS 06-A-11 - Grey

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

Paint color for Hex #424946

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 424946 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 424946 once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #424946 to Farrow & Ball

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

98.64% match | ΔE 1.36

#45494C Color Railings (31)

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

PPG Paints

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #424946 to PPG Paints

#3D4645 Color Dark As Night (PPG14-05)

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#434B4F Color Black Forest (PPG1012-7)

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

#474C50 Color Witchcraft (PPG1037-7)

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

#464544 Color Onyx (PPG1011-7)

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #424946 to Sherwin Williams

#484C49 Color Rock Bottom (SW 7062)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#3D484C Color Mount Etna (SW 7625)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

#434341 Color Iron Ore (SW 7069)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#343B36 Color Jasper (SW 6216)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #424946 to Dunn-Edwards

#474C4D Color Black Lead (DE 6322)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#384543 Color Refined Green (DEA 181)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#415053 Color Lunar Eclipse (DE 5776)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#45494D Color Salem Black (DE 6343)

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #424946 to Benjamin Moore

#404343 Color Notre Dame (CSP-570)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#4B4E4E Color Nightfall (1596)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#444647 Color Graphite (1603)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#393D3C Color Blacktop (2135-10)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

Behr

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #424946 to Behr

#434442 Color Broadway (PPU18-20)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#43484B Color Little Black Dress (PPU24-23)

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#4E5152 Color Satin Black (PPU26-01)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#3E474C Color Winter Way (PPU25-23)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Valspar

Hex color 424946 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #424946 to Valspar

#354140 Color Black Evergreen (5009-1)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#4E5150 Color Muted Ebony (4008-2C)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#3C3E3C Color Caviar (8006-4G)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#4C4B46 Color Vintage Frame (V142-6)

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#424946 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

121313

2A2E2C

424946

5A6460

727F79

8D9793

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.

454942

424943

424946

424849

424549

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.

424946

464249

494642

Triadic Color Palette

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

424946

434249

494245

494942

Tetradic Color Palette

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

424946

545B58

676D6B

7A7F7D

8D9190

A0A4A2

B3B6B5

C6C8C7

D9DADA

ECECEC

FFFFFF

Shadow Gray* - #424946 Tints

424946

3B413F

343A38

2E3331

272B2A

212423

1A1D1C

131515

0D0E0E

060707

000000

Shadow Gray* - #424946 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#424946

Shadow Gray*

#494245

Dark Liver*

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 #424946?

Color that best contrast with #424946 is #494245, color name is Dark Liver*. 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.