What color is #426355?

#426355 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426355?

The RGB value is 66, 99, 85: 66 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426355?

The complementary color is #634250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426355 color

#426355 rgb(66, 99, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #426355 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 38.8% green and 33.3% blue (66, 99, 85).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#426355 color codes

HEX	`#426355`
RGB	`rgb(66, 99, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 38.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 33%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.13, -15.4, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.13, 15.95, 164.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.348, 10.737, 10.225)`
Decimal	`4350805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426355, 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 #426355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #426355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426355; }
.text { color: #426355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 99 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426355, #426163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #426355?: #426355 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426355?: The RGB value is 66, 99, 85: 66 red, 99 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426355?: The complementary color is #634250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.