Close to Feldgrau
#425142
#425142 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 31.8% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #425142.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.44:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.49:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.44:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.49:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #425142 as they’d see it.
#425142 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #425142
What color is #425142?
#425142 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 31.8% green, and 25.9% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #425142 in RGB?
#425142 is rgb(66, 81, 66): 66 red, 81 green, and 66 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #425142 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 0, 19, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #425142?
PANTONE 445 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #425142?
Its complement #584858 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.