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Recognised as Colour

#42874F

  • #42874F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42874F is a green with RGB values 66, 135, 79 and HSL 131°, 34%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#42874F#42874F
HEX#42874F
RGBrgb(66, 135, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5294, 0.3098
RGB percentages25.9%, 52.9%, 31%
HSLhsl(131.3, 34.3%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.3, 51.1%, 52.9%)
CMYK51.1%, 0%, 41.5%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,360,015
CSS custom property--colour: #42874F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#BD78B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#887D4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F7653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#358579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 6.2Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6Dark green · ΔE 24.9Forest green · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#87427A
Analogous#588742, #428772
Triadic#4F4287, #874F42
Split complementary#724287, #874257
Tetradic#425787, #87427A, #877242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8DDBF
Lighter +30%#96CCA0
Lighter +20%#74BB81
Lighter +10%#53A963
Darker −10%#31653B
Darker −20%#214227
Darker −30%#102013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#29A03F
Less saturated −25%#5B6E5F

Channel breakdown

R66
G135
B79
Red66 (25.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue131.3°
Saturation (HSL)34.33%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 87 · B 4F

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