What color is #425941?

#425941 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425941?

The RGB value is 66, 89, 65: 66 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425941?

The complementary color is #584159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425941 color

#425941 rgb(66, 89, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #425941 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.9% green and 25.5% blue (66, 89, 65).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#425941 color codes

HEX	`#425941`
RGB	`rgb(66, 89, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.37, -14.13, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.37, 17.99, 141.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.773, 8.684, 6.319)`
Decimal	`4348225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425941, 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 #425941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #425941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425941; }
.text { color: #425941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 89 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425941, #41594c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #425941?: #425941 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425941?: The RGB value is 66, 89, 65: 66 red, 89 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425941?: The complementary color is #584159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.