What color is #42574A?

#42574A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42574A?

The RGB value is 66, 87, 74: 66 red, 87 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42574A?

The complementary color is #57424F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42574A?

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.

#42574A color

#42574A rgb(66, 87, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42574A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.1% green and 29% blue (66, 87, 74).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#42574A color codes

HEX	`#42574A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 87, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 24%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, -11.09, 4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 12.14, 155.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.891, 8.469, 7.749)`
Decimal	`4347722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42574A, 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 #42574A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42574A 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 #42574A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42574a; }
.text { color: #42574a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42574a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 87 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42574a, #425755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #42574A?: #42574A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42574A?: The RGB value is 66, 87, 74: 66 red, 87 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42574A?: The complementary color is #57424F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42574A?: 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.