What color is #425E40?

#425E40 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 #425E40?

The RGB value is 66, 94, 64: 66 red, 94 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425E40?

The complementary color is #5C405E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425E40 color

#425E40 rgb(66, 94, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #425E40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 36.9% green and 25.1% blue (66, 94, 64).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#425E40 color codes

HEX	`#425E40`
RGB	`rgb(66, 94, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 36.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, -17.1, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 22.08, 140.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.175, 9.534, 6.312)`
Decimal	`4349504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425E40, 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 #425E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #425E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425e40; }
.text { color: #425e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 94 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425e40, #405e4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #425E40?: #425E40 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 #425E40?: The RGB value is 66, 94, 64: 66 red, 94 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425E40?: The complementary color is #5C405E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.