What color is #426B46?

#426B46 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 #426B46?

The RGB value is 66, 107, 70: 66 red, 107 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426B46?

The complementary color is #6B4267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426B46 color

#426B46 rgb(66, 107, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #426B46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 42% green and 27.5% blue (66, 107, 70).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#426B46 color codes

HEX	`#426B46`
RGB	`rgb(66, 107, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 42%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 35%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.4, -22.86, 16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.4, 28.09, 144.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.61, 12.115, 7.678)`
Decimal	`4352838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426B46, 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 #426B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #426B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426b46; }
.text { color: #426b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 107 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426b46, #426b5b); }

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Questions

What color is #426B46?: #426B46 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 #426B46?: The RGB value is 66, 107, 70: 66 red, 107 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426B46?: The complementary color is #6B4267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.