What color is #424551?

#424551 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424551?

The RGB value is 66, 69, 81: 66 red, 69 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424551?

The complementary color is #514E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424551 color

#424551 rgb(66, 69, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424551 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.1% green and 31.8% blue (66, 69, 81).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Serenade (#41434E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#424551 color codes

HEX	`#424551`
RGB	`rgb(66, 69, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, 1.69, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 7.77, 282.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.86, 6.008, 8.634)`
Decimal	`4343121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424551, 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 #424551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #424551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424551; }
.text { color: #424551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 69 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424551, #464251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #424551?: #424551 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Serenade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424551?: The RGB value is 66, 69, 81: 66 red, 69 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424551?: The complementary color is #514E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.