What color is #42584F?

#42584F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42584F?

The RGB value is 66, 88, 79: 66 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42584F?

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

Is black or white text better on #42584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42584F color

#42584F rgb(66, 88, 79)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (66, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#42584F color codes

HEX	`#42584F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, -10.53, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 10.82, 166.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.147, 8.702, 8.699)`
Decimal	`4347983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42584F, 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 #42584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #42584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42584f; }
.text { color: #42584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42584f, #425658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #42584F?: #42584F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42584F?: The RGB value is 66, 88, 79: 66 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42584F?: The complementary color is #58424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.