What color is #425659?

#425659 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 #425659?

The RGB value is 66, 86, 89: 66 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425659?

The complementary color is #594542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425659 color

#425659 rgb(66, 86, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425659 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.7% green and 34.9% blue (66, 86, 89).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is All Nighter (#455454), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#425659 color codes

HEX	`#425659`
RGB	`rgb(66, 86, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.07, -6.86, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.07, 8.07, 211.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.377, 8.535, 10.708)`
Decimal	`4347481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425659, 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 #425659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #425659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425659; }
.text { color: #425659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 86 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425659, #424b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425659?: #425659 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 #425659?: The RGB value is 66, 86, 89: 66 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425659?: The complementary color is #594542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.