What color is #425242?

#425242 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 #425242?

The RGB value is 66, 82, 66: 66 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425242?

The complementary color is #524252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425242 color

#425242 rgb(66, 82, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425242 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.2% green and 25.9% blue (66, 82, 66).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#425242 color codes

HEX	`#425242`
RGB	`rgb(66, 82, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, -9.88, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 12.32, 143.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.247, 7.586, 6.288)`
Decimal	`4346434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425242, 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 #425242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #425242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425242; }
.text { color: #425242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 82 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425242, #42524a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #425242?: #425242 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 #425242?: The RGB value is 66, 82, 66: 66 red, 82 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425242?: The complementary color is #524252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.