What color is #425857?

#425857 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425857?

The RGB value is 66, 88, 87: 66 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425857?

The complementary color is #584243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425857 color

#425857 rgb(66, 88, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425857 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.5% green and 34.1% blue (66, 88, 87).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#425857 color codes

HEX	`#425857`
RGB	`rgb(66, 88, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, -8.57, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 8.84, 194.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.456, 8.826, 10.326)`
Decimal	`4347991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425857, 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 #425857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #425857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425857; }
.text { color: #425857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 88 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425857, #424e58); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #425857?: #425857 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425857?: The RGB value is 66, 88, 87: 66 red, 88 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425857?: The complementary color is #584243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.