What color is #042825?

#042825 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #042825?

The RGB value is 4, 40, 37: 4 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #042825?

The complementary color is #280407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #042825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#042825 color

#042825 rgb(4, 40, 37)

Shades of teal

The hex color #042825 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.6% red, 15.7% green and 14.5% blue (4, 40, 37).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 82% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#042825 color codes

HEX	`#042825`
RGB	`rgb(4, 40, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.6%, 15.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 82%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 90%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 7%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, -13.44, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 13.54, 187.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.143, 1.677, 2.013)`
Decimal	`272421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #042825, 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 #042825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#042825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #042825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #042825; }
.text { color: #042825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #042825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(4 40 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #042825, #041928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #042825?: #042825 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #042825?: The RGB value is 4, 40, 37: 4 red, 40 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #042825?: The complementary color is #280407, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #042825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.