Colour

#042A11

#042A11
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#042A11 is a green with RGB values 4, 42, 17 and HSL 141°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#042A11#042A11

HEX#042A11

RGBrgb(4, 42, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1647, 0.0667

RGB percentages1.6%, 16.5%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(140.5, 82.6%, 9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140.5, 90.5%, 16.5%)

CMYK90.5%, 0%, 59.5%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer272,913

CSS custom property--colour: #042A11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.62:1

Contrast with white15.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#FBD5EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A250Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#262213no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#002924no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Black · ΔE 27.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 33.6 Dim grey · ΔE 38.7 Teal · ΔE 41.1 Sea green · ΔE 43

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 25.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A041D

Analogous#0A2A04, #042A24

Triadic#11042A, #2A1104

Split complementary#24042A, #2A040A

Tetradic#040A2A, #2A041D, #2A2404

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#16E45C

Lighter +30%#11B64A

Lighter +20%#0D8737

Lighter +10%#085924

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002E10

Less saturated −25%#0A2413

Channel breakdown

G42

B17

Red4 (1.6%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue140.53°

Saturation (HSL)82.61%

Lightness9.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 04 · G 2A · B 11

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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