What color is #425050?

#425050 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425050?

The RGB value is 66, 80, 80: 66 red, 80 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425050?

The complementary color is #504242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425050 color

#425050 rgb(66, 80, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425050 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31.4% green and 31.4% blue (66, 80, 80).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#425050 color codes

HEX	`#425050`
RGB	`rgb(66, 80, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.86, -5.49, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.86, 5.79, 198.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.563, 7.475, 8.685)`
Decimal	`4345936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425050, 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 #425050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #425050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425050; }
.text { color: #425050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 80 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425050, #424950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425050?: #425050 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425050?: The RGB value is 66, 80, 80: 66 red, 80 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425050?: The complementary color is #504242, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.