What color is #42593F?

#42593F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42593F?

The RGB value is 66, 89, 63: 66 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42593F?

The complementary color is #563F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42593F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42593F color

#42593F rgb(66, 89, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #42593F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 34.9% green and 24.7% blue (66, 89, 63).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#42593F color codes

HEX	`#42593F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 89, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 34.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.32, -14.52, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.32, 19.03, 139.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.716, 8.662, 6.02)`
Decimal	`4348223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42593F, 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 #42593F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#42593F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #42593F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42593f; }
.text { color: #42593f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42593f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 89 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42593f, #3f5949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #42593F?: #42593F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42593F?: The RGB value is 66, 89, 63: 66 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42593F?: The complementary color is #563F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42593F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.