What color is #425051?

#425051 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 #425051?

The RGB value is 66, 80, 81: 66 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425051?

The complementary color is #514342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425051 color

#425051 rgb(66, 80, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425051 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31.4% green and 31.8% blue (66, 80, 81).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#425051 color codes

HEX	`#425051`
RGB	`rgb(66, 80, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 1%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.9, -5.24, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.9, 5.78, 204.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.6, 7.489, 8.881)`
Decimal	`4345937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425051, 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 #425051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #425051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425051; }
.text { color: #425051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 80 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425051, #424851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425051?: #425051 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 #425051?: The RGB value is 66, 80, 81: 66 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425051?: The complementary color is #514342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.