What color is #425A47?

#425A47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425A47?

The RGB value is 66, 90, 71: 66 red, 90 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425A47?

The complementary color is #5A4255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425A47 color

#425A47 rgb(66, 90, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #425A47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.3% green and 27.8% blue (66, 90, 71).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#425A47 color codes

HEX	`#425A47`
RGB	`rgb(66, 90, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, -13.47, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 15.71, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.04, 8.925, 7.312)`
Decimal	`4348487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425A47, 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 #425A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #425A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425a47; }
.text { color: #425a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 90 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425a47, #425a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #425A47?: #425A47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425A47?: The RGB value is 66, 90, 71: 66 red, 90 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425A47?: The complementary color is #5A4255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.