What color is #425355?

#425355 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 #425355?

The RGB value is 66, 83, 85: 66 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425355?

The complementary color is #554442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425355 color

#425355 rgb(66, 83, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425355 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.5% green and 33.3% blue (66, 83, 85).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#425355 color codes

HEX	`#425355`
RGB	`rgb(66, 83, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.98, -6.07, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.98, 6.94, 208.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.979, 8, 9.769)`
Decimal	`4346709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425355, 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 #425355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #425355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425355; }
.text { color: #425355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 83 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425355, #424a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425355?: #425355 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 #425355?: The RGB value is 66, 83, 85: 66 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425355?: The complementary color is #554442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.