#42542a

Color #42542a

A muted dark green.

Closest named color Dark Olive Green #556b2f · ΔE 12.8 Nearest Tailwind class lime-900 #35530e · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#42542a

RGB

rgb(66, 84, 42)

HSL

hsl(85.7, 33.3%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(85.7, 50%, 32.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.4%, 0%, 50%, 67.1%)

LAB

lab(33.28, -15.16, 22.21)

LCH

lch(33.28, 26.89, 124.32)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0681, 128.08)

HWB

hwb(85.7, 16.5%, 67.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c2a54

Analogous

#54512a

#42542a

#2d542a

Triadic

#42542a

#2a4254

#542a42

Split-complementary

#42542a

#2a2d54

#512a54

Tetradic

#42542a

#2a543c

#3c2a54

#542a42

Square

#42542a

#2a5451

#3c2a54

#542a2d

Shades

Color #42542a mixed toward black.

#374623

#2c381c

#212a15

#161c0e

#0b0e07

Tints

Color #42542a mixed toward white.

#647f3f

#85a955

#a4bf7f

#c2d4aa

#e1ead4

Tones

Color #42542a mixed toward gray.

#41502e

#414d31

#404934

#404638

#3f423b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4b38 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#49483a · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#434042 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42542a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42542a]

Related colors

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#42542a (#42542a) is rgb(66, 84, 42) in RGB.

No, #42542a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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