Colour

#042B00

#042B00
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#042B00 is a green with RGB values 4, 43, 0 and HSL 114°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#042B00#042B00

HEX#042B00

RGBrgb(4, 43, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.0157, 0.1686, 0

RGB percentages1.6%, 16.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(114.4, 100%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(114.4, 100%, 16.9%)

CMYK90.7%, 0%, 100%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer273,152

CSS custom property--colour: #042B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.55:1

Contrast with white15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#FBD4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#282303no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#002923no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Black · ΔE 34.1 Dark green · ΔE 36.7 Sea green · ΔE 40.7 Dim grey · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 30.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27002B

Analogous#192B00, #002B12

Triadic#00042B, #2B0004

Split complementary#12002B, #2B0019

Tetradic#00192B, #27002B, #2B1200

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#17F700

Lighter +30%#12C400

Lighter +20%#0D9100

Lighter +10%#095E00

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#042B00

Less saturated −25%#082605

Channel breakdown

G43

Red4 (1.6%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue114.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 04 · G 2B · B 00

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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