What color is #42591F?

#42591F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42591F?

The RGB value is 66, 89, 31: 66 red, 89 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42591F?

The complementary color is #361F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42591F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42591F color

#42591F rgb(66, 89, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #42591F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.9% green and 12.2% blue (66, 89, 31).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 48% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#42591F color codes

HEX	`#42591F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 89, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 48%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 65%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 65%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, -19.17, 30.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 35.62, 122.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.066, 8.402, 2.598)`
Decimal	`4348191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42591F, 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 #42591F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42591F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #42591F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42591f; }
.text { color: #42591f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42591f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 89 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42591f, #25591f); }

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Questions

What color is #42591F?: #42591F is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42591F?: The RGB value is 66, 89, 31: 66 red, 89 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42591F?: The complementary color is #361F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42591F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.