What color is #425F5D?

#425F5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #425F5D?

The RGB value is 66, 95, 93: 66 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #425F5D?

The complementary color is #5F4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #425F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#425F5D color

#425F5D rgb(66, 95, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #425F5D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (66, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#425F5D color codes

HEX	`#425F5D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.08, -11.15, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.08, 11.38, 191.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.314, 10.133, 11.872)`
Decimal	`4349789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #425F5D, 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 #425F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#425F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #425F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #425f5d; }
.text { color: #425f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #425f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #425f5d, #42535f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #425F5D?: #425F5D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #425F5D?: The RGB value is 66, 95, 93: 66 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #425F5D?: The complementary color is #5F4244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #425F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.