What color is #427E17?

#427E17 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #427E17?

The RGB value is 66, 126, 23: 66 red, 126 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427E17?

The complementary color is #53177E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427E17 color

#427E17 rgb(66, 126, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #427E17 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 49.4% green and 9% blue (66, 126, 23).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Master Chief (#507D2A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#427E17 color codes

HEX	`#427E17`
RGB	`rgb(66, 126, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 49.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 82%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.16, -37.29, 45.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.16, 59.12, 129.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.862, 16.141, 3.406)`
Decimal	`4357655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427E17, 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 #427E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #427E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427e17; }
.text { color: #427e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 126 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427e17, #177e1f); }

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Questions

What color is #427E17?: #427E17 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Master Chief. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #427E17?: The RGB value is 66, 126, 23: 66 red, 126 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427E17?: The complementary color is #53177E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.