What color is #429B50?

#429B50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #429B50?

The RGB value is 66, 155, 80: 66 red, 155 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #429B50?

The complementary color is #9B428D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #429B50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#429B50 color

#429B50 rgb(66, 155, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #429B50 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 60.8% green and 31.4% blue (66, 155, 80).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 40% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#429B50 color codes

HEX	`#429B50`
RGB	`rgb(66, 155, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 60.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 40%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 57%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 48%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, -43.06, 31.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 53.28, 143.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.415, 25.179, 11.636)`
Decimal	`4365136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #429B50, 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 #429B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#429B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #429B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #429b50; }
.text { color: #429b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #429b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 155 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #429b50, #429b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #429B50?: #429B50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #429B50?: The RGB value is 66, 155, 80: 66 red, 155 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #429B50?: The complementary color is #9B428D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #429B50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.