What color is #425C53?

#425C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425C53?

The RGB value is 66, 92, 83: 66 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425C53?

The complementary color is #5C424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425C53 color

#425C53 rgb(66, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425C53 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (66, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#425C53 color codes

HEX	`#425C53`
RGB	`rgb(66, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 28%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, -11.9, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 12.07, 170.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.635, 9.437, 9.601)`
Decimal	`4349011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425C53, 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 #425C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #425C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425c53; }
.text { color: #425c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425c53, #42585c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425C53?: #425C53 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425C53?: The RGB value is 66, 92, 83: 66 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425C53?: The complementary color is #5C424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.