#423E46

Accessibility

AAA

10.45:1

Vs white / black

10.45:1 · 2.01:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#423e46

RGB

rgb(66, 62, 70)

RGBA

rgba(66, 62, 70, 1)

HSL

hsl(270, 6%, 26%)

HSLA

hsla(270, 6%, 26%, 1)

HSV

hsv(270, 11%, 27%)

LAB

lab(26.86% 3.51 -4.26)

LCH

lch(26.86% 5.52 309.49)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3708 0.0089 -0.0114)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3708 0.0145 307.98)

XYZ

xyz(5.07, 5.05, 6.50)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 73%)

CSS

color: #423e46;

CSS variable

--color-423e46: #423e46;

SCSS

$color-423e46: #423e46;

JavaScript

const color = "#423e46";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#423e46";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#423e46" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#423e46", "rgb": { "r": 66, "g": 62, "b": 70 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3708 0.0145 307.98)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#423e46-1: #423e46;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.46 · #3F3F46

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 15.7 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 5.94 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 10.52 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f9f2ff 100ebe5f2 200d8d1df 300c1bbc8 400a59eab 500898390 600736d79 7005c5762 80047414c 900322c37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

efeff0 e0dfe0 d0cfd1 c0bfc1 b0afb2 a19fa3 918e93 817e84 716e74 625e65 524e55 423e46 3d3940 37343a 322f35 2c292f 262429 211f23 1b1a1d 161517 111012 0b0a0c 060506

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

efeff0 e0dfe0 d0cfd1 c0bfc1 b0afb2 a19fa3 918e93 817e84 716e74 625e65 524e55

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

3d3940 37343a 322f35 2c292f 262429 211f23 1b1a1d 161517 111012 0b0a0c 060506

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

47444b 4c4950 524f55 575459 5c5a5e 615f63 666568 6b6a6d 717072 767576 7b7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#423E46Stop 1 #42463EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#3E3E46Stop 1 #423E46Stop 2 #463E46Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#423E46Stop 1 #46423EStop 2 #3E4642Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#423E46Stop 1 #46463EStop 2 #3E463EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59545FStop 2 #807887Stop 3 #A6A0ABStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #423e46 works

#423E46 (#423e46) sits in the grey family at about 270° hue, 6% saturation, and 26% lightness. Contrast is 10.45:1 on white and 2.01:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #423e46 is 2.01:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind gray 700#374151 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Tailwind slate 700#334155 Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Tailwind stone 800#292524