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Colour

#42794F

  • #42794F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42794F is a green with RGB values 66, 121, 79 and HSL 134°, 29%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#42794F#42794F
HEX#42794F
RGBrgb(66, 121, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4745, 0.3098
RGB percentages25.9%, 47.5%, 31%
HSLhsl(134.2, 29.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.2, 45.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK45.5%, 0%, 34.7%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,356,431
CSS custom property--colour: #42794F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#BD86B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A714Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#726B51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#38776Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13Dark olivegreen · ΔE 16.5Teal · ΔE 26.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.3Dark cyan · ΔE 27.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79426C
Analogous#517942, #42796B
Triadic#4F4279, #794F42
Split complementary#6B4279, #794250
Tetradic#425079, #79426C, #796B42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2D5BA
Lighter +30%#91C39D
Lighter +20%#70B17F
Lighter +10%#549A65
Darker −10%#305839
Darker −20%#1E3724
Darker −30%#0C160E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B9043
Less saturated −25%#59625B

Channel breakdown

R66
G121
B79
Red66 (25.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue134.18°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 79 · B 4F

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