What color is #42462D?

#42462D 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 #42462D?

The RGB value is 66, 70, 45: 66 red, 70 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42462D?

The complementary color is #312D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42462D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42462D color

#42462D rgb(66, 70, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #42462D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.5% green and 17.6% blue (66, 70, 45).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#42462D color codes

HEX	`#42462D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 70, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 36%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.72, -6.52, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.72, 15.95, 114.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.911, 5.728, 3.329)`
Decimal	`4343341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42462D, 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 #42462D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42462D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #42462D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42462d; }
.text { color: #42462d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42462d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 70 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42462d, #35462d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #42462D?: #42462D 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 #42462D?: The RGB value is 66, 70, 45: 66 red, 70 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42462D?: The complementary color is #312D46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42462D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.