What color is #425E48?

#425E48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425E48?

The RGB value is 66, 94, 72: 66 red, 94 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425E48?

The complementary color is #5E4258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425E48 color

#425E48 rgb(66, 94, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #425E48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 36.9% green and 28.2% blue (66, 94, 72).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#425E48 color codes

HEX	`#425E48`
RGB	`rgb(66, 94, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 36.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 30%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, -15.51, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 18.1, 148.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.419, 9.631, 7.598)`
Decimal	`4349512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425E48, 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 #425E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #425E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425e48; }
.text { color: #425e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 94 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425e48, #425e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #425E48?: #425E48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425E48?: The RGB value is 66, 94, 72: 66 red, 94 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425E48?: The complementary color is #5E4258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.