Colour

#42553E

#42553E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#42553E is a green with RGB values 66, 85, 62 and HSL 110°, 16%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#42553E

RGBrgb(66, 85, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3333, 0.2431

RGB percentages25.9%, 33.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(109.6, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.6, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK22.4%, 0%, 27.1%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,347,198

CSS custom property--colour: #42553E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#BDAAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56513Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#534F3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#41534Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Teal · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#513E55

Analogous#4E553E, #3E5545

Triadic#3E4255, #553E42

Split complementary#453E55, #553E4E

Tetradic#3E4E55, #513E55, #55453E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7BCA3

Lighter +30%#8BA686

Lighter +20%#709069

Lighter +10%#597254

Darker −10%#2B3828

Darker −20%#141A13

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#36672C

Less saturated −25%#4A4A4A

Channel breakdown

R66

G85

B62

Red66 (25.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue109.57°

Saturation (HSL)15.65%

Lightness28.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 55 · B 3E

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