Information about Dark Grayish Cyan color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted cyan, #425959 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Timekeeper (#41595A). Slightly further away sit Rusty Storage (#455859) and Green Meets Blue (#455B58).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 89, 89)), which gives #425959 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Dark Grayish Cyan" in the Register.
Dark Grayish Cyan color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Dark Grayish Cyan color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Grayish Cyan color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Grayish Cyan color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Grayish Cyan color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Dark Grayish Cyan color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Dark Grayish Cyan color
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Nearest named colors to Dark Grayish Cyan
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#41595A
#455859
#455B58
#425459
#425954
#465659
#445761
#40505A
#465352
#395555
#406356
#424E59
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#425959
- RGB66, 89, 89
- CMYK9, 0, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(66, 89, 89)
- HSL180°, 15%, 30%
- HSL Precise180°, 14.839%, 30.392%
- HSV180°, 26%, 35%
- HSB180°, 26%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.349, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.349, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.349, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID425959
- DECIMAL ID4348249
- Name Length17
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- Counting from2025-01-01
