What color is #424753?

#424753 is a dark, grayish blue known as Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Sky?

The RGB value is 66, 71, 83: 66 red, 71 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Sky?

The complementary color is #534E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Sky color: hex code #424753

#424753 rgb(66, 71, 83)

Shades of gray

Midnight Sky has the hex code #424753. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.8% green and 32.5% blue (66, 71, 83).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

Midnight Sky (#424753) color codes

HEX	`#424753`
RGB	`rgb(66, 71, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.13, 0.92, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.13, 7.89, 276.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.061, 6.289, 9.077)`
Decimal	`4343635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Sky, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #424753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #424753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424753; }
.text { color: #424753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 71 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424753, #464253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #424753 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #424753?: #424753 is a dark, grayish blue known as Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Sky?: The RGB value is 66, 71, 83: 66 red, 71 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Sky?: The complementary color is #534E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.