What color is #42585C?

#42585C 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 #42585C?

The RGB value is 66, 88, 92: 66 red, 88 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42585C?

The complementary color is #5C4642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42585C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42585C color

#42585C rgb(66, 88, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42585C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.5% green and 36.1% blue (66, 88, 92).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#42585C color codes

HEX	`#42585C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 88, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 28%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.81, -7.28, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.81, 8.85, 214.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.668, 8.91, 11.439)`
Decimal	`4347996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42585C, 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 #42585C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42585C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #42585C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42585c; }
.text { color: #42585c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42585c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 88 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42585c, #424b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #42585C?: #42585C 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 #42585C?: The RGB value is 66, 88, 92: 66 red, 88 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42585C?: The complementary color is #5C4642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42585C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.