What color is #425A58?

#425A58 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425A58?

The RGB value is 66, 90, 88: 66 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425A58?

The complementary color is #5A4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425A58 color

#425A58 rgb(66, 90, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425A58 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.3% green and 34.5% blue (66, 90, 88).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#425A58 color codes

HEX	`#425A58`
RGB	`rgb(66, 90, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, -9.5, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 9.67, 190.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.664, 9.175, 10.598)`
Decimal	`4348504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425A58, 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 #425A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #425A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425a58; }
.text { color: #425a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 90 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425a58, #42505a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #425A58?: #425A58 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425A58?: The RGB value is 66, 90, 88: 66 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425A58?: The complementary color is #5A4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.