What color is #42533C?

#42533C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42533C?

The RGB value is 66, 83, 60: 66 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42533C?

The complementary color is #4D3C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42533C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42533C color

#42533C rgb(66, 83, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #42533C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.5% green and 23.5% blue (66, 83, 60).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#42533C color codes

HEX	`#42533C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 83, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.29, -11.66, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.29, 16.28, 135.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.155, 7.671, 5.43)`
Decimal	`4346684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42533C, 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 #42533C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42533C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #42533C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42533c; }
.text { color: #42533c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42533c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 83 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42533c, #3c5342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #42533C?: #42533C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42533C?: The RGB value is 66, 83, 60: 66 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42533C?: The complementary color is #4D3C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42533C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.