What color is #424F25?

#424F25 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424F25?

The RGB value is 66, 79, 37: 66 red, 79 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424F25?

The complementary color is #32254F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424F25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424F25 color

#424F25 rgb(66, 79, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #424F25 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31% green and 14.5% blue (66, 79, 37).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#424F25 color codes

HEX	`#424F25`
RGB	`rgb(66, 79, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 53%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.54, -12.98, 22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.54, 26.38, 119.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.377, 6.884, 2.795)`
Decimal	`4345637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424F25, 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 #424F25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424F25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #424F25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424f25; }
.text { color: #424f25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424f25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 79 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424f25, #2d4f25); }

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Questions

What color is #424F25?: #424F25 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424F25?: The RGB value is 66, 79, 37: 66 red, 79 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424F25?: The complementary color is #32254F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424F25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.