What color is #426244?

#426244 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426244?

The RGB value is 66, 98, 68: 66 red, 98 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426244?

The complementary color is #624260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426244 color

#426244 rgb(66, 98, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #426244 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 38.4% green and 26.7% blue (66, 98, 68).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#426244 color codes

HEX	`#426244`
RGB	`rgb(66, 98, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 38.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 31%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, -18.51, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 22.88, 143.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.657, 10.311, 7.054)`
Decimal	`4350532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426244, 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 #426244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #426244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426244; }
.text { color: #426244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 98 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426244, #426254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #426244?: #426244 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426244?: The RGB value is 66, 98, 68: 66 red, 98 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426244?: The complementary color is #624260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.