What color is #424530?

#424530 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424530?

The RGB value is 66, 69, 48: 66 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424530?

The complementary color is #333045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424530 color

#424530 rgb(66, 69, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #424530 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.1% green and 18.8% blue (66, 69, 48).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#424530 color codes

HEX	`#424530`
RGB	`rgb(66, 69, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 30%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 30%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, -5.41, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 13.45, 113.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.908, 5.628, 3.623)`
Decimal	`4343088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424530, 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 #424530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #424530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424530; }
.text { color: #424530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 69 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424530, #384530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #424530?: #424530 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424530?: The RGB value is 66, 69, 48: 66 red, 69 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424530?: The complementary color is #333045, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.