#424242 · near Iron

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#424242 (RGB 66, 66, 66) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Iron and near Charcoal and Taupe. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #424242 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 0°.

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HEX#424242
RGBrgb(66, 66, 66)
HSLhsl(0, 0%, 26%)
CMYK0, 0, 0, 74
CSS var--iron
Contrast10.05:1 white · 2.09:1 black

Similar named colors

Iron #3B3F42Charcoal #36454FTaupe #483C32Graphite #4B4B4BOnyx #353839

How to use #424242

White text passes WCAG AA on #424242 (10.05:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #424242 with its analogous neighbors #424242 and #424242; for contrast use its complement #424242 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--iron: #424242;

Color card

#424242 hex color card: near Iron, RGB 66, 66, 66
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Shades & tints

#0D0D0D#1A1A1A#282828#353535#424242#686868#8E8E8E#B3B3B3#D9D9D9

Color harmonies for #424242

Complementary

#424242#424242

Analogous

#424242#424242#424242

Triadic

#424242#424242#424242

Split complementary

#424242#424242#424242

Tetradic

#424242#424242#424242#424242

Palettes with #424242