Colour

#427A11

#427A11
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#427A11 is a green with RGB values 66, 122, 17 and HSL 92°, 76%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#427A11

RGBrgb(66, 122, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4784, 0.0667

RGB percentages25.9%, 47.8%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(92, 75.5%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(92, 86.1%, 47.8%)

CMYK45.9%, 0%, 86.1%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,356,625

CSS custom property--colour: #427A11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#BD85EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F6F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#786B1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Tritanopia#417567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 12.2 Dark green · ΔE 13 Forest green · ΔE 14.6 Green · ΔE 16.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.5 Olive · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49117A

Analogous#777A11, #117A14

Triadic#11427A, #7A1142

Split complementary#14117A, #7A1177

Tetradic#11777A, #49117A, #7A1411

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A7EB6C

Lighter +30%#8DE440

Lighter +20%#72D41D

Lighter +10%#5AA717

Darker −10%#2A4D0B

Darker −20%#122005

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#418B00

Less saturated −25%#436922

Channel breakdown

R66

G122

B17

Red66 (25.9%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue92°

Saturation (HSL)75.54%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 7A · B 11

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