What color is #425140?

#425140 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425140?

The RGB value is 66, 81, 64: 66 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425140?

The complementary color is #4F4051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425140 color

#425140 rgb(66, 81, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425140 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31.8% green and 25.1% blue (66, 81, 64).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#425140 color codes

HEX	`#425140`
RGB	`rgb(66, 81, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.73, -9.7, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.73, 12.63, 140.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.114, 7.413, 5.958)`
Decimal	`4346176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425140, 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 #425140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #425140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425140; }
.text { color: #425140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 81 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425140, #405146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #425140?: #425140 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425140?: The RGB value is 66, 81, 64: 66 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425140?: The complementary color is #4F4051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.