What color is #426556?

#426556 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 #426556?

The RGB value is 66, 101, 86: 66 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426556?

The complementary color is #654251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426556?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426556 color

#426556 rgb(66, 101, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #426556 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 39.6% green and 33.7% blue (66, 101, 86).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#426556 color codes

HEX	`#426556`
RGB	`rgb(66, 101, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 39.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 15%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, -16.27, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 16.88, 164.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.58, 11.137, 10.5)`
Decimal	`4351318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426556, 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 #426556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #426556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426556; }
.text { color: #426556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 101 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426556, #426265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #426556?: #426556 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 #426556?: The RGB value is 66, 101, 86: 66 red, 101 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426556?: The complementary color is #654251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426556?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.