What color is #425552?

#425552 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 #425552?

The RGB value is 66, 85, 82: 66 red, 85 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425552?

The complementary color is #554245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425552 color

#425552 rgb(66, 85, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425552 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.3% green and 32.2% blue (66, 85, 82).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#425552 color codes

HEX	`#425552`
RGB	`rgb(66, 85, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.53, -8.03, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.53, 8.06, 184.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.018, 8.264, 9.206)`
Decimal	`4347218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425552, 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 #425552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #425552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425552; }
.text { color: #425552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 85 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425552, #424e55); }

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Questions

What color is #425552?: #425552 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 #425552?: The RGB value is 66, 85, 82: 66 red, 85 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425552?: The complementary color is #554245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.