What color is #426B47?

#426B47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426B47?

The RGB value is 66, 107, 71: 66 red, 107 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426B47?

The complementary color is #6B4266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426B47 color

#426B47 rgb(66, 107, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #426B47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 42% green and 27.8% blue (66, 107, 71).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#426B47 color codes

HEX	`#426B47`
RGB	`rgb(66, 107, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 42%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, -22.67, 15.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 27.62, 145.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.641, 12.128, 7.846)`
Decimal	`4352839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426B47, 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 #426B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #426B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426b47; }
.text { color: #426b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 107 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426b47, #426b5b); }

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Questions

What color is #426B47?: #426B47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426B47?: The RGB value is 66, 107, 71: 66 red, 107 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426B47?: The complementary color is #6B4266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.