What color is #425A6C?

#425A6C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425A6C?

The RGB value is 66, 90, 108: 66 red, 90 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425A6C?

The complementary color is #6C5442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425A6C color

#425A6C rgb(66, 90, 108)

Shades of blue

The hex color #425A6C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.3% green and 42.4% blue (66, 90, 108).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Seven Seas (#4A5C6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#425A6C color codes

HEX	`#425A6C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 90, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 17%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, -4.02, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 13.77, 253.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.609, 9.553, 15.575)`
Decimal	`4348524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425A6C, 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 #425A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #425A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425a6c; }
.text { color: #425a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 90 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425a6c, #42456c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #425A6C?: #425A6C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Seven Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425A6C?: The RGB value is 66, 90, 108: 66 red, 90 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425A6C?: The complementary color is #6C5442, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.