What color is #42625B?

#42625B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42625B?

The RGB value is 66, 98, 91: 66 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42625B?

The complementary color is #624249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42625B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42625B color

#42625B rgb(66, 98, 91)

Shades of teal

The hex color #42625B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 38.4% green and 35.7% blue (66, 98, 91).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#42625B color codes

HEX	`#42625B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 98, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 38.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, -13.38, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 13.38, 178.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.502, 10.648, 11.503)`
Decimal	`4350555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42625B, 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 #42625B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#42625B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #42625B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42625b; }
.text { color: #42625b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42625b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 98 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42625b, #425962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #42625B?: #42625B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42625B?: The RGB value is 66, 98, 91: 66 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42625B?: The complementary color is #624249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42625B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.