What color is #426134?

#426134 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426134?

The RGB value is 66, 97, 52: 66 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426134?

The complementary color is #533461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426134 color

#426134 rgb(66, 97, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #426134 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 38% green and 20.4% blue (66, 97, 52).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#426134 color codes

HEX	`#426134`
RGB	`rgb(66, 97, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 38%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 46%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.76, -20.75, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.76, 30.3, 133.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.141, 9.955, 4.793)`
Decimal	`4350260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426134, 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 #426134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#426134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #426134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426134; }
.text { color: #426134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 97 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426134, #34613c); }

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Questions

What color is #426134?: #426134 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426134?: The RGB value is 66, 97, 52: 66 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426134?: The complementary color is #533461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.