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Recognised as Colour

#427D40

  • #427D40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#427D40 is a green with RGB values 66, 125, 64 and HSL 118°, 32%, 37%. 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

#427D40#427D40
HEX#427D40
RGBrgb(66, 125, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.4902, 0.251
RGB percentages25.9%, 49%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(118, 32.3%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118, 48.8%, 49%)
CMYK47.2%, 0%, 48.8%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,357,440
CSS custom property--colour: #427D40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#BD82BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F733Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#776E44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3B7A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 11.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 15Dark green · ΔE 21.2Olivedrab · ΔE 24Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.1Forest green · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B407D
Analogous#617D40, #407D5D
Triadic#40427D, #7D4042
Split complementary#5D407D, #7D4060
Tetradic#40607D, #7B407D, #7D5D40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3D7B2
Lighter +30%#92C690
Lighter +20%#70B56E
Lighter +10%#549F51
Darker −10%#305B2F
Darker −20%#1E3A1D
Darker −30%#0D180C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C9528
Less saturated −25%#586558

Channel breakdown

R66
G125
B64
Red66 (25.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue118.03°
Saturation (HSL)32.28%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 7D · B 40

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