What color is #42836D?

#42836D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42836D?

The RGB value is 66, 131, 109: 66 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42836D?

The complementary color is #834258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42836D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42836D color

#42836D rgb(66, 131, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #42836D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 51.4% green and 42.7% blue (66, 131, 109).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#42836D color codes

HEX	`#42836D`
RGB	`rgb(66, 131, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 51.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.09, -26.45, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.09, 27.02, 168.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.122, 18.494, 17.343)`
Decimal	`4359021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42836D, 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 #42836D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42836D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	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 #42836D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42836d; }
.text { color: #42836d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42836d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 131 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42836d, #427983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #42836D?: #42836D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42836D?: The RGB value is 66, 131, 109: 66 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42836D?: The complementary color is #834258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42836D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.