What color is #425B59?

#425B59 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 #425B59?

The RGB value is 66, 91, 89: 66 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425B59?

The complementary color is #5B4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425B59 color

#425B59 rgb(66, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425B59 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (66, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#425B59 color codes

HEX	`#425B59`
RGB	`rgb(66, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.67, -9.84, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.67, 10.02, 190.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.79, 9.361, 10.846)`
Decimal	`4348761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425B59, 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 #425B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #425B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425b59; }
.text { color: #425b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425b59, #42505b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425B59?: #425B59 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 #425B59?: The RGB value is 66, 91, 89: 66 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425B59?: The complementary color is #5B4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.