What color is #424A59?

#424A59 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424A59?

The RGB value is 66, 74, 89: 66 red, 74 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424A59?

The complementary color is #595142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424A59 color

#424A59 rgb(66, 74, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424A59 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 29% green and 34.9% blue (66, 74, 89).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Sky (#424753), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#424A59 color codes

HEX	`#424A59`
RGB	`rgb(66, 74, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 29%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.29, 0.6, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.29, 9.94, 273.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.498, 6.777, 10.415)`
Decimal	`4344409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424A59, 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 #424A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #424A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424a59; }
.text { color: #424a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 74 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424a59, #464259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #424A59?: #424A59 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Sky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424A59?: The RGB value is 66, 74, 89: 66 red, 74 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424A59?: The complementary color is #595142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.