What color is #42924E?

#42924E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42924E?

The RGB value is 66, 146, 78: 66 red, 146 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42924E?

The complementary color is #924286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42924E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42924E color

#42924E rgb(66, 146, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #42924E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 57.3% green and 30.6% blue (66, 146, 78).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 38% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#42924E color codes

HEX	`#42924E`
RGB	`rgb(66, 146, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 57.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 38%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 55%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -39.62, 28.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 48.93, 144.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.9, 22.265, 10.771)`
Decimal	`4362830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42924E, 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 #42924E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42924E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #42924E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42924e; }
.text { color: #42924e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42924e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 146 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42924e, #429276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #42924E?: #42924E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42924E?: The RGB value is 66, 146, 78: 66 red, 146 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42924E?: The complementary color is #924286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42924E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.