What color is #426749?

#426749 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426749?

The RGB value is 66, 103, 73: 66 red, 103 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426749?

The complementary color is #674260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426749 color

#426749 rgb(66, 103, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #426749 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 40.4% green and 28.6% blue (66, 103, 73).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#426749 color codes

HEX	`#426749`
RGB	`rgb(66, 103, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 40.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 29%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -20.19, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 23.93, 147.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.299, 11.339, 8.053)`
Decimal	`4351817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426749, 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 #426749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #426749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426749; }
.text { color: #426749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 103 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426749, #42675c); }

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Questions

What color is #426749?: #426749 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426749?: The RGB value is 66, 103, 73: 66 red, 103 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426749?: The complementary color is #674260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.