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#425205 Color

#425205 is rgb(66, 82, 5) in RGB, hsl(72, 89%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 94%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#425205
HEX#425205
RGBrgb(66, 82, 5)
HSLhsl(72, 89%, 17%)
HSVhsv(72, 94%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 94%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(41% 0.096 121.9)
LABlab(32.41% -14.51 37.48)
LCHlch(32.41% 40.19 111.17)

What #425205 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #425205, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#425205 Channel Values

How #425205 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 82 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 89% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 94% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.6:1 vs white · 2.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #425205 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #425205 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #425205

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #425205; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #425205

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #425205.

How #425205 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#425205
Protanopia#505005
Protanomaly#4A5105
Deuteranopia#4D4D08
Deuteranomaly#494F07
Tritanopia#484D4D
Tritanomaly#464F3C
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #425205 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-425205: #425205;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #425205;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-425205': '#425205' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.322, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_425205">#425205</color>
SVG fillfill="#425205"

More Green Colors

#425205 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#425205 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #425205?

#425205 is a darkest green — rgb(66, 82, 5) in RGB and hsl(72, 89%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #425205?

#425205 is rgb(66, 82, 5) — red 66, green 82, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #425205?

#425205 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 94%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #425205 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #425205 scores 8.6:1 against white and 2.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #425205 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #425205 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.4, which is visibly different.

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