What color is #42785A?

#42785A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42785A?

The RGB value is 66, 120, 90: 66 red, 120 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42785A?

The complementary color is #784260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42785A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42785A color

#42785A rgb(66, 120, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #42785A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 47.1% green and 35.3% blue (66, 120, 90).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#42785A color codes

HEX	`#42785A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 120, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 47.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 25%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.08, -25.36, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.08, 27.63, 156.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.808, 15.329, 12.06)`
Decimal	`4356186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42785A, 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 #42785A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#42785A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #42785A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42785a; }
.text { color: #42785a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42785a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 120 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42785a, #427875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #42785A?: #42785A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42785A?: The RGB value is 66, 120, 90: 66 red, 120 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42785A?: The complementary color is #784260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42785A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.