What color is #424D45?

#424D45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424D45?

The RGB value is 66, 77, 69: 66 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424D45?

The complementary color is #4D424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424D45 color

#424D45 rgb(66, 77, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424D45 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.2% green and 27.1% blue (66, 77, 69).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#424D45 color codes

HEX	`#424D45`
RGB	`rgb(66, 77, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.57, -6.23, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.57, 7.04, 152.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.975, 6.896, 6.645)`
Decimal	`4345157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424D45, 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 #424D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #424D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424d45; }
.text { color: #424d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 77 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424d45, #424d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #424D45?: #424D45 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424D45?: The RGB value is 66, 77, 69: 66 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424D45?: The complementary color is #4D424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.