What color is #42563F?

#42563F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42563F?

The RGB value is 66, 86, 63: 66 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42563F?

The complementary color is #533F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42563F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42563F color

#42563F rgb(66, 86, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #42563F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 33.7% green and 24.7% blue (66, 86, 63).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#42563F color codes

HEX	`#42563F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 86, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 33.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 27%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, -12.81, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 16.85, 139.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.472, 8.173, 5.938)`
Decimal	`4347455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42563F, 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 #42563F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42563F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #42563F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42563f; }
.text { color: #42563f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42563f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 86 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42563f, #3f5648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #42563F?: #42563F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42563F?: The RGB value is 66, 86, 63: 66 red, 86 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42563F?: The complementary color is #533F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42563F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.