Recognised as Colour

#42441B

#42441B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#42441B is a yellow with RGB values 66, 68, 27 and HSL 63°, 43%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#42441B#42441B

HEX#42441B

RGBrgb(66, 68, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2667, 0.1059

RGB percentages25.9%, 26.7%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(62.9, 43.2%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 60.3%, 26.7%)

CMYK2.9%, 0%, 60.3%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,342,811

CSS custom property--colour: #42441B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.12:1

Contrast with white10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#BDBBE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494117no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#49421Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#46403Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Gray · ΔE 36.2 Black · ΔE 37.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D1B44

Analogous#44321B, #2E441B

Triadic#1B4244, #441B42

Split complementary#1B2E44, #321B44

Tetradic#1B4431, #1D1B44, #441B2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFC368

Lighter +30%#ACB246

Lighter +20%#898D38

Lighter +10%#656929

Darker −10%#1F1F0D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4D500F

Less saturated −25%#373827

Channel breakdown

R66

G68

B27

Red66 (25.9%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue62.93°

Saturation (HSL)43.16%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 44 · B 1B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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