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Recognised as Colour

#425A42

  • #425A42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#425A42 is a green with RGB values 66, 90, 66 and HSL 120°, 15%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#425A42#425A42
HEX#425A42
RGBrgb(66, 90, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.3529, 0.2588
RGB percentages25.9%, 35.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(120, 15.4%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 26.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK26.7%, 0%, 26.7%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,348,482
CSS custom property--colour: #425A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#BDA5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5641no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#575343no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#405953no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6Dim grey · ΔE 20.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.1Gray · ΔE 25.5Teal · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A425A
Analogous#4E5A42, #425A4E
Triadic#42425A, #5A4242
Split complementary#4E425A, #5A424E
Tetradic#424E5A, #5A425A, #5A4E42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8C0A8
Lighter +30%#8BAA8B
Lighter +20%#6E946E
Lighter +10%#587758
Darker −10%#2C3D2C
Darker −20%#171F17
Darker −30%#010201
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F6E2F
Less saturated −25%#4E4E4E

Channel breakdown

R66
G90
B66
Red66 (25.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 5A · B 42

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