What color is #425F48?

#425F48 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 #425F48?

The RGB value is 66, 95, 72: 66 red, 95 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425F48?

The complementary color is #5F4259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425F48 color

#425F48 rgb(66, 95, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #425F48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 37.3% green and 28.2% blue (66, 95, 72).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#425F48 color codes

HEX	`#425F48`
RGB	`rgb(66, 95, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 37.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, -16.06, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 18.81, 148.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.508, 9.81, 7.628)`
Decimal	`4349768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425F48, 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 #425F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#425F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #425F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425f48; }
.text { color: #425f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 95 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425f48, #425f56); }

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Questions

What color is #425F48?: #425F48 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 #425F48?: The RGB value is 66, 95, 72: 66 red, 95 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425F48?: The complementary color is #5F4259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.