What color is #425645?

#425645 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425645?

The RGB value is 66, 86, 69: 66 red, 86 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425645?

The complementary color is #564253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425645 color

#425645 rgb(66, 86, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #425645 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.7% green and 27.1% blue (66, 86, 69).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#425645 color codes

HEX	`#425645`
RGB	`rgb(66, 86, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.48, -11.59, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.48, 13.76, 147.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.648, 8.243, 6.87)`
Decimal	`4347461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425645, 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 #425645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #425645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425645; }
.text { color: #425645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 86 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425645, #42564f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #425645?: #425645 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425645?: The RGB value is 66, 86, 69: 66 red, 86 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425645?: The complementary color is #564253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.