What color is #42472E?

#42472E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42472E?

The RGB value is 66, 71, 46: 66 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42472E?

The complementary color is #332E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42472E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42472E color

#42472E rgb(66, 71, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #42472E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 27.8% green and 18% blue (66, 71, 46).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#42472E color codes

HEX	`#42472E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 71, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 27.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 35%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.06, -6.97, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.06, 15.99, 115.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.993, 5.862, 3.453)`
Decimal	`4343598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42472E, 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 #42472E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42472E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #42472E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42472e; }
.text { color: #42472e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42472e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 71 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42472e, #36472e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #42472E?: #42472E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42472E?: The RGB value is 66, 71, 46: 66 red, 71 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42472E?: The complementary color is #332E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42472E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.