What color is #425850?

#425850 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 #425850?

The RGB value is 66, 88, 80: 66 red, 88 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425850?

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

Is black or white text better on #425850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425850 color

#425850 rgb(66, 88, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425850 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.5% green and 31.4% blue (66, 88, 80).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#425850 color codes

HEX	`#425850`
RGB	`rgb(66, 88, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.43, -10.29, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.43, 10.46, 169.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.184, 8.717, 8.892)`
Decimal	`4347984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425850, 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 #425850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #425850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425850; }
.text { color: #425850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 88 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425850, #425558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425850?: #425850 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 #425850?: The RGB value is 66, 88, 80: 66 red, 88 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425850?: The complementary color is #58424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.