Information about #424745 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #424745 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Nocturnal (#434345). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tuatara (#454642) and Mollusc (#43464B).
In RGB terms — rgb(66, 71, 69) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #424745 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:72), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #424745 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#424745 color variations
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#424745 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#424745 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#424745 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#424745 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#424745 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #424745 color
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Nearest named colors to #424745
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#434345
#454642
#43464B
#3C4543
#44493F
#484A46
#434E46
#3E4145
#434141
#484849
#434E43
#3E4147
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#424745
- RGB66, 71, 69
- CMYK2, 0, 1, 72
- CSSrgb(66, 71, 69)
- HSL156°, 4%, 27%
- HSL Precise156°, 3.65%, 26.863%
- HSV156°, 7%, 28%
- HSB156°, 7%, 28%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.278, 0.271)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.278, 0.271, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.278, 0.271)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
- Color FamilySpring Green
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID424745
- DECIMAL ID4343621
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
