What color is #427900?

#427900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #427900?

The RGB value is 66, 121, 0: 66 red, 121 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427900?

The complementary color is #370079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427900 color

#427900 rgb(66, 121, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #427900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 47.5% green and 0% blue (66, 121, 0).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#427900 color codes

HEX	`#427900`
RGB	`rgb(66, 121, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 47.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 100%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, -36.07, 49.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 61.58, 125.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.084, 14.832, 2.384)`
Decimal	`4356352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427900, 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 #427900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #427900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427900; }
.text { color: #427900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 121 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427900, #067900); }

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Questions

What color is #427900?: #427900 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #427900?: The RGB value is 66, 121, 0: 66 red, 121 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427900?: The complementary color is #370079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.