What color is #425B40?

#425B40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425B40?

The RGB value is 66, 91, 64: 66 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425B40?

The complementary color is #59405B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425B40 color

#425B40 rgb(66, 91, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #425B40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.7% green and 25.1% blue (66, 91, 64).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#425B40 color codes

HEX	`#425B40`
RGB	`rgb(66, 91, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 30%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, -15.44, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 19.94, 140.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.913, 9.01, 6.224)`
Decimal	`4348736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425B40, 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 #425B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #425B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425b40; }
.text { color: #425b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 91 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425b40, #405b4b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #425B40?: #425B40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425B40?: The RGB value is 66, 91, 64: 66 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425B40?: The complementary color is #59405B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.