What color is #425253?

#425253 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 #425253?

The RGB value is 66, 82, 83: 66 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425253?

The complementary color is #534342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425253 color

#425253 rgb(66, 82, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425253 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (66, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#425253 color codes

HEX	`#425253`
RGB	`rgb(66, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, -5.97, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 6.53, 204.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.825, 7.817, 9.331)`
Decimal	`4346451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425253, 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 #425253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #425253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425253; }
.text { color: #425253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425253, #424a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425253?: #425253 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 #425253?: The RGB value is 66, 82, 83: 66 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425253?: The complementary color is #534342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.