What color is #425440?

#425440 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425440?

The RGB value is 66, 84, 64: 66 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425440?

The complementary color is #524054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425440 color

#425440 rgb(66, 84, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #425440 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.9% green and 25.1% blue (66, 84, 64).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#425440 color codes

HEX	`#425440`
RGB	`rgb(66, 84, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, -11.46, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 14.85, 140.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.342, 7.869, 6.034)`
Decimal	`4346944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425440, 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 #425440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #425440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425440; }
.text { color: #425440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 84 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425440, #405448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #425440?: #425440 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425440?: The RGB value is 66, 84, 64: 66 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425440?: The complementary color is #524054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.