What color is #424B3B?

#424B3B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424B3B?

The RGB value is 66, 75, 59: 66 red, 75 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424B3B?

The complementary color is #443B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424B3B color

#424B3B rgb(66, 75, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424B3B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 29.4% green and 23.1% blue (66, 75, 59).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#424B3B color codes

HEX	`#424B3B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 75, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 29.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.66, -7.1, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.66, 10.95, 130.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.552, 6.506, 5.1)`
Decimal	`4344635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424B3B, 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 #424B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #424B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424b3b; }
.text { color: #424b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 75 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424b3b, #3b4b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #424B3B?: #424B3B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424B3B?: The RGB value is 66, 75, 59: 66 red, 75 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424B3B?: The complementary color is #443B4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.