What color is #424D52?

#424D52 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424D52?

The RGB value is 66, 77, 82: 66 red, 77 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424D52?

The complementary color is #524742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424D52 color

#424D52 rgb(66, 77, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424D52 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.2% green and 32.2% blue (66, 77, 82).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian (#445055), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#424D52 color codes

HEX	`#424D52`
RGB	`rgb(66, 77, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.98, -3.14, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.98, 5.43, 234.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.423, 7.075, 9.008)`
Decimal	`4345170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424D52, 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 #424D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #424D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424d52; }
.text { color: #424d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 77 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424d52, #424552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #424D52?: #424D52 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Obsidian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424D52?: The RGB value is 66, 77, 82: 66 red, 77 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424D52?: The complementary color is #524742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.