What color is #42543B?

#42543B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42543B?

The RGB value is 66, 84, 59: 66 red, 84 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42543B?

The complementary color is #4D3B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42543B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42543B color

#42543B rgb(66, 84, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #42543B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 32.9% green and 23.1% blue (66, 84, 59).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#42543B color codes

HEX	`#42543B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 84, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 32.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 30%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, -12.42, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 17.55, 135.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.206, 7.815, 5.318)`
Decimal	`4346939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42543B, 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 #42543B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42543B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #42543B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42543b; }
.text { color: #42543b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42543b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 84 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42543b, #3b5441); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #42543B?: #42543B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42543B?: The RGB value is 66, 84, 59: 66 red, 84 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42543B?: The complementary color is #4D3B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42543B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.