Recognised as Colour

#42492C

#42492C
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#42492C is a green with RGB values 66, 73, 44 and HSL 74°, 25%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#42492C#42492C

HEX#42492C

RGBrgb(66, 73, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.2863, 0.1725

RGB percentages25.9%, 28.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(74.5, 24.8%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(74.5, 39.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK9.6%, 0%, 39.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,344,108

CSS custom property--colour: #42492C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1

Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#BDB6D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D462Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C462Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#454642no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Gray · ΔE 30.2 Black · ΔE 35 Slate grey · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#332C49

Analogous#49422C, #34492C

Triadic#2C4249, #492C42

Split complementary#2C3449, #422C49

Tetradic#2C4942, #332C49, #492C34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADB889

Lighter +30%#96A569

Lighter +20%#7C8952

Lighter +10%#5F693F

Darker −10%#252919

Darker −20%#080906

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A581D

Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R66

G73

B44

Red66 (25.9%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue74.48°

Saturation (HSL)24.79%

Lightness22.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 49 · B 2C

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