What color is #426E5D?

#426E5D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426E5D?

The RGB value is 66, 110, 93: 66 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426E5D?

The complementary color is #6E4253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426E5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426E5D color

#426E5D rgb(66, 110, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #426E5D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 43.1% green and 36.5% blue (66, 110, 93).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 57% 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 5.8:1).

#426E5D color codes

HEX	`#426E5D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 110, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 43.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 40%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, -19.5, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 20.06, 166.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.798, 13.1, 12.366)`
Decimal	`4353629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426E5D, 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 #426E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #426E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426e5d; }
.text { color: #426e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 110 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426e5d, #42696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #426E5D?: #426E5D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426E5D?: The RGB value is 66, 110, 93: 66 red, 110 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426E5D?: The complementary color is #6E4253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426E5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.