Palettes / Colors / #424147

#424147 — Stone Grey

#424147 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

#424147 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #474842; it also sits naturally between #424448 and #464248. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 25% · Blue 28%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 72%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #424147

.text { color: #424147; }
.background { background-color: #424147; }
.border { border: 3px solid #424147; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 65, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 4%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #424147; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 65, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #424147; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 65, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#424147">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#424147">Div content here</div>

Shades of #424147

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Tones of #424147

Color harmonies

Complementary — #474842:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #424147: #FFFFFF.

How #424147 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #424147 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #424147?

#424147 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 66, 65, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #424147?

#424147 is RGB 66, 65, 71 — HSL 250°, 4%, 27% — CMYK 7%, 8%, 0%, 72%.

What colors go with #424147?

Its complement is #474842; analogous partners are #424448 and #464248. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #424147 for text?

White text on #424147 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.08:1.