What color is #426360?

#426360 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426360?

The RGB value is 66, 99, 96: 66 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426360?

The complementary color is #634245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426360 color

#426360 rgb(66, 99, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #426360 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 38.8% green and 37.6% blue (66, 99, 96).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#426360 color codes

HEX	`#426360`
RGB	`rgb(66, 99, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 38.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.46, -12.67, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.46, 12.85, 189.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.819, 10.926, 12.708)`
Decimal	`4350816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426360, 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 #426360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #426360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426360; }
.text { color: #426360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 99 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426360, #425663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #426360?: #426360 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426360?: The RGB value is 66, 99, 96: 66 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426360?: The complementary color is #634245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.