What color is #429141?

#429141 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #429141?

The RGB value is 66, 145, 65: 66 red, 145 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #429141?

The complementary color is #904191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #429141?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#429141 color

#429141 rgb(66, 145, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #429141 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 56.9% green and 25.5% blue (66, 145, 65).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#429141 color codes

HEX	`#429141`
RGB	`rgb(66, 145, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 56.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 55%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 55%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.8, -41.13, 34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.8, 53.91, 139.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.326, 21.79, 8.504)`
Decimal	`4362561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #429141, 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 #429141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#429141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #429141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #429141; }
.text { color: #429141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #429141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 145 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #429141, #419168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #429141?: #429141 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #429141?: The RGB value is 66, 145, 65: 66 red, 145 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #429141?: The complementary color is #904191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #429141?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.