What color is #425A75?

#425A75 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425A75?

The RGB value is 66, 90, 117: 66 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425A75?

The complementary color is #755D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425A75 color

#425A75 rgb(66, 90, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #425A75 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.3% green and 45.9% blue (66, 90, 117).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Inkjet (#44556B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#425A75 color codes

HEX	`#425A75`
RGB	`rgb(66, 90, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 44%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 23%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, -1.32, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 18.21, 265.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.113, 9.754, 18.229)`
Decimal	`4348533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425A75, 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 #425A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #425A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425a75; }
.text { color: #425a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 90 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425a75, #444275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #425A75?: #425A75 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Inkjet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425A75?: The RGB value is 66, 90, 117: 66 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425A75?: The complementary color is #755D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.