What color is #425854?

#425854 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425854?

The RGB value is 66, 88, 84: 66 red, 88 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425854?

The complementary color is #584246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425854?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425854 color

#425854 rgb(66, 88, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425854 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.5% green and 32.9% blue (66, 88, 84).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#425854 color codes

HEX	`#425854`
RGB	`rgb(66, 88, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.55, -9.32, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.55, 9.33, 182.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.336, 8.778, 9.693)`
Decimal	`4347988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425854, 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 #425854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #425854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425854; }
.text { color: #425854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 88 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425854, #425158); }

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Questions

What color is #425854?: #425854 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425854?: The RGB value is 66, 88, 84: 66 red, 88 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425854?: The complementary color is #584246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425854?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.