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Recognised as Colour

#42853A

  • #42853A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42853A is a green with RGB values 66, 133, 58 and HSL 114°, 39%, 37%. 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

#42853A#42853A
HEX#42853A
RGBrgb(66, 133, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5216, 0.2275
RGB percentages25.9%, 52.2%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(113.6, 39.3%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.6, 56.4%, 52.2%)
CMYK50.4%, 0%, 56.4%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,359,482
CSS custom property--colour: #42853A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#BD7AC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#887A33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F743Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3A8174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 13.9Forest green · ΔE 17Dark green · ΔE 17.1Olivedrab · ΔE 19Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D3A85
Analogous#67853A, #3A8558
Triadic#3A4285, #853A42
Split complementary#583A85, #853A67
Tetradic#3A6785, #7D3A85, #85583A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4DCAF
Lighter +30%#92CD8B
Lighter +20%#71BD68
Lighter +10%#54A949
Darker −10%#30612B
Darker −20%#1F3E1B
Darker −30%#0D1A0C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F9D22
Less saturated −25%#556D52

Channel breakdown

R66
G133
B58
Red66 (25.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue113.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.27%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 85 · B 3A

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