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Recognised as Colour

#42522B

  • #42522B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#42522B is a green with RGB values 66, 82, 43 and HSL 85°, 31%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

#42522B#42522B
HEX#42522B
RGBrgb(66, 82, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3216, 0.1686
RGB percentages25.9%, 32.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(84.6, 31.2%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.6, 47.6%, 32.2%)
CMYK19.5%, 0%, 47.6%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,346,411
CSS custom property--colour: #42522B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#BDADD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#564D28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#534C2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#444F49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 14.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.7Sea green · ΔE 32Gray · ΔE 32.6Dark green · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B2B52
Analogous#524F2B, #2E522B
Triadic#2B4252, #522B42
Split complementary#2B2E52, #4F2B52
Tetradic#2B524F, #3B2B52, #522B2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAC188
Lighter +30%#91AF67
Lighter +20%#78954E
Lighter +10%#5D733D
Darker −10%#273119
Darker −20%#0C0F08
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#45621B
Less saturated −25%#3F423B

Channel breakdown

R66
G82
B43
Red66 (25.9%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue84.62°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 52 · B 2B

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