What color is #424E32?

#424E32 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #424E32?

The RGB value is 66, 78, 50: 66 red, 78 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #424E32?

The complementary color is #3E324E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #424E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#424E32 color

#424E32 rgb(66, 78, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #424E32 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 30.6% green and 19.6% blue (66, 78, 50).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#424E32 color codes

HEX	`#424E32`
RGB	`rgb(66, 78, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 30.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 36%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, -10.51, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 18.36, 124.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.547, 6.837, 4.044)`
Decimal	`4345394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #424E32, 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 #424E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#424E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #424E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #424e32; }
.text { color: #424e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #424e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 78 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #424e32, #344e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #424E32?: #424E32 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #424E32?: The RGB value is 66, 78, 50: 66 red, 78 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #424E32?: The complementary color is #3E324E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #424E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.