What color is #425B51?

#425B51 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425B51?

The RGB value is 66, 91, 81: 66 red, 91 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425B51?

The complementary color is #5B424C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425B51 color

#425B51 rgb(66, 91, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425B51 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.7% green and 31.8% blue (66, 91, 81).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#425B51 color codes

HEX	`#425B51`
RGB	`rgb(66, 91, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.43, -11.8, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.43, 12.11, 166.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.473, 9.234, 9.172)`
Decimal	`4348753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425B51, 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 #425B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #425B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425b51; }
.text { color: #425b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 91 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425b51, #42595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425B51?: #425B51 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425B51?: The RGB value is 66, 91, 81: 66 red, 91 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425B51?: The complementary color is #5B424C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.