What color is #42875F?

#42875F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42875F?

The RGB value is 66, 135, 95: 66 red, 135 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42875F?

The complementary color is #87426A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42875F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42875F color

#42875F rgb(66, 135, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #42875F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 52.9% green and 37.3% blue (66, 135, 95).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#42875F color codes

HEX	`#42875F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 135, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 52.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 30%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.05, -31.55, 14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.05, 34.93, 154.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.975, 19.311, 13.868)`
Decimal	`4360031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42875F, 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 #42875F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42875F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #42875F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42875f; }
.text { color: #42875f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42875f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 135 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42875f, #428782); }

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Questions

What color is #42875F?: #42875F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42875F?: The RGB value is 66, 135, 95: 66 red, 135 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42875F?: The complementary color is #87426A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42875F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.