What color is #425746?

#425746 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 #425746?

The RGB value is 66, 87, 70: 66 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425746?

The complementary color is #574253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425746?

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.

#425746 color

#425746 rgb(66, 87, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #425746 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.1% green and 27.5% blue (66, 87, 70).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#425746 color codes

HEX	`#425746`
RGB	`rgb(66, 87, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.84, -11.96, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.84, 14.01, 148.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.76, 8.417, 7.062)`
Decimal	`4347718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425746, 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 #425746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425746 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 #425746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425746; }
.text { color: #425746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 87 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425746, #425751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #425746?: #425746 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 #425746?: The RGB value is 66, 87, 70: 66 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425746?: The complementary color is #574253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425746?: 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.