What color is #425443?

#425443 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 #425443?

The RGB value is 66, 84, 67: 66 red, 84 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425443?

The complementary color is #544253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425443?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425443 color

#425443 rgb(66, 84, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #425443 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.9% green and 26.3% blue (66, 84, 67).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#425443 color codes

HEX	`#425443`
RGB	`rgb(66, 84, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 21%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, -10.85, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 13.29, 144.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.43, 7.904, 6.496)`
Decimal	`4346947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425443, 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 #425443	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425443 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #425443 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425443; }
.text { color: #425443; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425443; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 84 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425443, #42544c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #425443?: #425443 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 #425443?: The RGB value is 66, 84, 67: 66 red, 84 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425443?: The complementary color is #544253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425443?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.