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Recognised as Colour

#42835B

  • #42835B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42835B is a green with RGB values 66, 131, 91 and HSL 143°, 33%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#42835B#42835B
HEX#42835B
RGBrgb(66, 131, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5137, 0.3569
RGB percentages25.9%, 51.4%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(143.1, 33%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(143.1, 49.6%, 51.4%)
CMYK49.6%, 0%, 30.5%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,359,003
CSS custom property--colour: #42835B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#BD7CA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#837A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#79735Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#328278no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 10.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.5Teal · ΔE 24Dark cyan · ΔE 24.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83426A
Analogous#498342, #42837C
Triadic#5B4283, #835B42
Split complementary#7C4283, #834249
Tetradic#424983, #83426A, #837C42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7DAC4
Lighter +30%#95C9A9
Lighter +20%#73B88D
Lighter +10%#53A573
Darker −10%#316143
Darker −20%#203F2C
Darker −30%#0F1D14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#299C55
Less saturated −25%#5B6A61

Channel breakdown

R66
G131
B91
Red66 (25.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue143.08°
Saturation (HSL)32.99%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 83 · B 5B

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