What color is #42554F?

#42554F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42554F?

The RGB value is 66, 85, 79: 66 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42554F?

The complementary color is #554248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42554F color

#42554F rgb(66, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42554F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (66, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#42554F color codes

HEX	`#42554F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -8.75, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 8.82, 172.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.906, 8.22, 8.618)`
Decimal	`4347215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42554F, 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 #42554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #42554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42554f; }
.text { color: #42554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42554f, #425255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #42554F?: #42554F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42554F?: The RGB value is 66, 85, 79: 66 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42554F?: The complementary color is #554248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.