What color is #42584D?

#42584D 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 #42584D?

The RGB value is 66, 88, 77: 66 red, 88 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42584D?

The complementary color is #58424D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42584D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42584D color

#42584D rgb(66, 88, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42584D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.5% green and 30.2% blue (66, 88, 77).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#42584D color codes

HEX	`#42584D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 88, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.35, -10.99, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.35, 11.58, 161.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.076, 8.673, 8.321)`
Decimal	`4347981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42584D, 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 #42584D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42584D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #42584D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42584d; }
.text { color: #42584d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42584d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 88 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42584d, #425858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #42584D?: #42584D 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 #42584D?: The RGB value is 66, 88, 77: 66 red, 88 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42584D?: The complementary color is #58424D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42584D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.