What color is #425F47?

#425F47 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 #425F47?

The RGB value is 66, 95, 71: 66 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425F47?

The complementary color is #5F425A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425F47 color

#425F47 rgb(66, 95, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #425F47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 37.3% green and 27.8% blue (66, 95, 71).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% 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 7.1:1).

#425F47 color codes

HEX	`#425F47`
RGB	`rgb(66, 95, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 37.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 25%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, -16.27, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 19.3, 147.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.476, 9.797, 7.457)`
Decimal	`4349767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425F47, 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 #425F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #425F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425f47; }
.text { color: #425f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 95 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425f47, #425f56); }

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Questions

What color is #425F47?: #425F47 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 #425F47?: The RGB value is 66, 95, 71: 66 red, 95 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425F47?: The complementary color is #5F425A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.