What color is #424F3B?

#424F3B is a dark, grayish green known as Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hōjicha?

The RGB value is 66, 79, 59: 66 red, 79 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hōjicha?

The complementary color is #483B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hōjicha color: hex code #424F3B

#424F3B rgb(66, 79, 59)

Shades of green

Hōjicha has the hex code #424F3B. It is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31% green and 23.1% blue (66, 79, 59).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

Hōjicha (#424F3B) color codes

HEX	`#424F3B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 79, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 25%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 25%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.96, -9.5, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.96, 13.9, 133.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.832, 7.066, 5.193)`
Decimal	`4345659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hōjicha, 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 #424F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #424F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424f3b; }
.text { color: #424f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 79 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424f3b, #3b4f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

See #424F3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #424F3B?: #424F3B is a dark, grayish green known as Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hōjicha?: The RGB value is 66, 79, 59: 66 red, 79 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hōjicha?: The complementary color is #483B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.