What color is #42695E?

#42695E 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 #42695E?

The RGB value is 66, 105, 94: 66 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42695E?

The complementary color is #69424D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42695E color

#42695E rgb(66, 105, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #42695E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (66, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#42695E color codes

HEX	`#42695E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 37%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.33, -16.54, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.33, 16.64, 173.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.318, 12.069, 12.426)`
Decimal	`4352350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42695E, 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 #42695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#42695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #42695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42695e; }
.text { color: #42695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42695e, #426169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #42695E?: #42695E 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 #42695E?: The RGB value is 66, 105, 94: 66 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42695E?: The complementary color is #69424D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.