What color is #424F5E?

#424F5E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424F5E?

The RGB value is 66, 79, 94: 66 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424F5E?

The complementary color is #5E5142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424F5E color

#424F5E rgb(66, 79, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #424F5E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (66, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#424F5E color codes

HEX	`#424F5E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 16%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.05, -1.2, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.05, 10.52, 263.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.063, 7.558, 11.674)`
Decimal	`4345694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424F5E, 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 #424F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #424F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424f5e; }
.text { color: #424f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424f5e, #43425e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #424F5E?: #424F5E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424F5E?: The RGB value is 66, 79, 94: 66 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424F5E?: The complementary color is #5E5142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.