What color is #42946C?

#42946C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42946C?

The RGB value is 66, 148, 108: 66 red, 148 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42946C?

The complementary color is #94426A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42946C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42946C color

#42946C rgb(66, 148, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #42946C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 58% green and 42.4% blue (66, 148, 108).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 38% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#42946C color codes

HEX	`#42946C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 148, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 58%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 38%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 55%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 27%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, -34.78, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 37.4, 158.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.542, 23.419, 17.886)`
Decimal	`4363372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42946C, 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 #42946C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42946C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #42946C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42946c; }
.text { color: #42946c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42946c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 148 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42946c, #429394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #42946C?: #42946C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42946C?: The RGB value is 66, 148, 108: 66 red, 148 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42946C?: The complementary color is #94426A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42946C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.