What color is #428C2F?

#428C2F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color La Palma. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428C2F?

The RGB value is 66, 140, 47: 66 red, 140 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428C2F?

The complementary color is #792F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428C2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428C2F color

#428C2F rgb(66, 140, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #428C2F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 54.9% green and 18.4% blue (66, 140, 47).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 50% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is La Palma (#428929), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#428C2F color codes

HEX	`#428C2F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 140, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 54.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 50%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 66%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, -41.19, 41.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 58.38, 134.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.137, 20.119, 5.932)`
Decimal	`4361263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428C2F, 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 #428C2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428C2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #428C2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428c2f; }
.text { color: #428c2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428c2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 140 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428c2f, #2f8c4b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #428C2F?: #428C2F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color La Palma. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428C2F?: The RGB value is 66, 140, 47: 66 red, 140 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428C2F?: The complementary color is #792F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428C2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.