What color is #42856A?

#42856A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42856A?

The RGB value is 66, 133, 106: 66 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42856A?

The complementary color is #85425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42856A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42856A color

#42856A rgb(66, 133, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #42856A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 52.2% green and 41.6% blue (66, 133, 106).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#42856A color codes

HEX	`#42856A`
RGB	`rgb(66, 133, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 52.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, -28.15, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 29.29, 163.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.235, 18.973, 16.598)`
Decimal	`4359530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42856A, 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 #42856A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42856A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #42856A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42856a; }
.text { color: #42856a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42856a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 133 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42856a, #427e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #42856A?: #42856A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42856A?: The RGB value is 66, 133, 106: 66 red, 133 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42856A?: The complementary color is #85425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42856A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.