What color is #425356?

#425356 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 #425356?

The RGB value is 66, 83, 86: 66 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425356?

The complementary color is #564542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425356 color

#425356 rgb(66, 83, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425356 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.5% green and 33.7% blue (66, 83, 86).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#425356 color codes

HEX	`#425356`
RGB	`rgb(66, 83, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.02, -5.82, -3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.02, 7.02, 214.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.019, 8.016, 9.98)`
Decimal	`4346710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425356, 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 #425356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #425356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425356; }
.text { color: #425356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 83 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425356, #424956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425356?: #425356 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 #425356?: The RGB value is 66, 83, 86: 66 red, 83 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425356?: The complementary color is #564542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.