What color is #426C5D?

#426C5D 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 #426C5D?

The RGB value is 66, 108, 93: 66 red, 108 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426C5D?

The complementary color is #6C4251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426C5D color

#426C5D rgb(66, 108, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #426C5D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 42.4% green and 36.5% blue (66, 108, 93).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#426C5D color codes

HEX	`#426C5D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 108, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 42.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.27, -18.42, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.27, 18.81, 168.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.584, 12.673, 12.295)`
Decimal	`4353117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426C5D, 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 #426C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #426C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426c5d; }
.text { color: #426c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 108 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426c5d, #42666c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #426C5D?: #426C5D 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 #426C5D?: The RGB value is 66, 108, 93: 66 red, 108 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426C5D?: The complementary color is #6C4251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.