What color is #42643F?

#42643F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42643F?

The RGB value is 66, 100, 63: 66 red, 100 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42643F?

The complementary color is #613F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42643F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42643F color

#42643F rgb(66, 100, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #42643F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 39.2% green and 24.7% blue (66, 100, 63).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#42643F color codes

HEX	`#42643F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 100, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 39.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 37%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, -20.51, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 26.76, 140.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.701, 10.631, 6.348)`
Decimal	`4351039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42643F, 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 #42643F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#42643F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #42643F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42643f; }
.text { color: #42643f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42643f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 100 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42643f, #3f644e); }

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Questions

What color is #42643F?: #42643F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42643F?: The RGB value is 66, 100, 63: 66 red, 100 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42643F?: The complementary color is #613F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42643F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.