What color is #42503F?

#42503F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42503F?

The RGB value is 66, 80, 63: 66 red, 80 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42503F?

The complementary color is #4D3F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42503F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42503F color

#42503F rgb(66, 80, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #42503F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 31.4% green and 24.7% blue (66, 80, 63).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#42503F color codes

HEX	`#42503F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 80, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 31.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 21%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, -9.31, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 12.42, 138.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.012, 7.254, 5.785)`
Decimal	`4345919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42503F, 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 #42503F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42503F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #42503F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42503f; }
.text { color: #42503f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42503f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 80 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42503f, #3f5044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #42503F?: #42503F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42503F?: The RGB value is 66, 80, 63: 66 red, 80 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42503F?: The complementary color is #4D3F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42503F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.