What color is #42614F?

#42614F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42614F?

The RGB value is 66, 97, 79: 66 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42614F?

The complementary color is #614254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42614F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42614F color

#42614F rgb(66, 97, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #42614F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 38% green and 31% blue (66, 97, 79).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#42614F color codes

HEX	`#42614F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 97, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 38%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.33, -15.66, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.33, 17.02, 156.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.932, 10.272, 8.96)`
Decimal	`4350287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42614F, 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 #42614F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#42614F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #42614F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42614f; }
.text { color: #42614f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42614f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 97 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42614f, #42615e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #42614F?: #42614F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42614F?: The RGB value is 66, 97, 79: 66 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42614F?: The complementary color is #614254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42614F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.