What color is #425655?

#425655 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425655?

The RGB value is 66, 86, 85: 66 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425655?

The complementary color is #564243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425655 color

#425655 rgb(66, 86, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425655 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.7% green and 33.3% blue (66, 86, 85).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 13% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#425655 color codes

HEX	`#425655`
RGB	`rgb(66, 86, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 13%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 23%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, -7.88, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 8.12, 193.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.214, 8.469, 9.847)`
Decimal	`4347477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425655, 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 #425655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #425655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425655; }
.text { color: #425655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 86 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425655, #424d56); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #425655?: #425655 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color All Nighter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425655?: The RGB value is 66, 86, 85: 66 red, 86 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425655?: The complementary color is #564243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.