What color is #42483A?

#42483A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42483A?

The RGB value is 66, 72, 58: 66 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42483A?

The complementary color is #403A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42483A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42483A color

#42483A rgb(66, 72, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42483A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 28.2% green and 22.7% blue (66, 72, 58).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#42483A color codes

HEX	`#42483A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 72, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 28.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 19%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, -5.45, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 9.35, 125.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.328, 6.098, 4.899)`
Decimal	`4343866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42483A, 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 #42483A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42483A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #42483A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42483a; }
.text { color: #42483a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42483a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 72 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42483a, #3b483a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #42483A?: #42483A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42483A?: The RGB value is 66, 72, 58: 66 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42483A?: The complementary color is #403A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42483A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.