What color is #426453?

#426453 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426453?

The RGB value is 66, 100, 83: 66 red, 100 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426453?

The complementary color is #644253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426453 color

#426453 rgb(66, 100, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #426453 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 39.2% green and 32.5% blue (66, 100, 83).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#426453 color codes

HEX	`#426453`
RGB	`rgb(66, 100, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 39.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 34%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, -16.42, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 17.4, 160.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.365, 10.897, 9.844)`
Decimal	`4351059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426453, 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 #426453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #426453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426453; }
.text { color: #426453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 100 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426453, #426464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #426453?: #426453 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426453?: The RGB value is 66, 100, 83: 66 red, 100 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426453?: The complementary color is #644253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.