Colour

#427D38

#427D38
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#427D38 is a green with RGB values 66, 125, 56 and HSL 111°, 38%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#427D38#427D38

HEX#427D38

RGBrgb(66, 125, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4902, 0.2196

RGB percentages25.9%, 49%, 22%

HSLhsl(111.3, 38.1%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(111.3, 55.2%, 49%)

CMYK47.2%, 0%, 55.2%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,357,432

CSS custom property--colour: #427D38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#BD82C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807332no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#786E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3C796Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15.7 Dark green · ΔE 17.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 20.5 Forest green · ΔE 21.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#73387D

Analogous#657D38, #387D50

Triadic#38427D, #7D3842

Split complementary#51387D, #7D3864

Tetradic#38647D, #73387D, #7D5038

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0D8A9

Lighter +30%#8FC985

Lighter +20%#6FB962

Lighter +10%#55A048

Darker −10%#2F5A28

Darker −20%#1D3718

Darker −30%#0A1309

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#329421

Less saturated −25%#52664F

Channel breakdown

R66

G125

B56

Red66 (25.9%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue111.3°

Saturation (HSL)38.12%

Lightness35.49%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 7D · B 38

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