What color is #42524D?

#42524D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42524D?

The RGB value is 66, 82, 77: 66 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42524D?

The complementary color is #524247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42524D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42524D color

#42524D rgb(66, 82, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42524D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.2% green and 30.2% blue (66, 82, 77).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#42524D color codes

HEX	`#42524D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 82, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.41, -7.43, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.41, 7.48, 173.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.603, 7.728, 8.164)`
Decimal	`4346445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42524D, 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 #42524D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42524D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #42524D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42524d; }
.text { color: #42524d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42524d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 82 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42524d, #424f52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #42524D?: #42524D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42524D?: The RGB value is 66, 82, 77: 66 red, 82 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42524D?: The complementary color is #524247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42524D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.