What color is #427953?

#427953 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 #427953?

The RGB value is 66, 121, 83: 66 red, 121 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427953?

The complementary color is #794268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427953 color

#427953 rgb(66, 121, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #427953 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 47.5% green and 32.5% blue (66, 121, 83).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 29% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#427953 color codes

HEX	`#427953`
RGB	`rgb(66, 121, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 47.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 29%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 31%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.25, -27.32, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.25, 31.32, 150.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.645, 15.457, 10.604)`
Decimal	`4356435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427953, 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 #427953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #427953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427953; }
.text { color: #427953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 121 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427953, #42796e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #427953?: #427953 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 #427953?: The RGB value is 66, 121, 83: 66 red, 121 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427953?: The complementary color is #794268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.