What color is #425651?

#425651 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 #425651?

The RGB value is 66, 86, 81: 66 red, 86 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425651?

The complementary color is #564247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425651 color

#425651 rgb(66, 86, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425651 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.7% green and 31.8% blue (66, 86, 81).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#425651 color codes

HEX	`#425651`
RGB	`rgb(66, 86, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.82, -8.87, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.82, 8.88, 177.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.059, 8.408, 9.034)`
Decimal	`4347473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425651, 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 #425651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #425651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425651; }
.text { color: #425651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 86 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425651, #425156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425651?: #425651 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 #425651?: The RGB value is 66, 86, 81: 66 red, 86 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425651?: The complementary color is #564247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.