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#042F11 Color

#042F11 is rgb(4, 47, 17) in RGB, hsl(138, 84%, 10%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 64%, 82%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sacramento State Green (#043927), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.51. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#042F11
HEX#042F11
RGBrgb(4, 47, 17)
HSLhsl(138, 84%, 10%)
HSVhsv(138, 91%, 18%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 64%, 82%)
OKLCHoklch(26.8% 0.071 149)
LABlab(16.00% -21.16 14.79)
LCHlch(16.00% 25.81 145.06)

What #042F11 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #042F11, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#042F11 Channel Values

How #042F11 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 47 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 84% · L 10%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 91% · V 18%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 82%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.79:1 vs white · 1.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #042F11 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #042F11

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #042F11; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #042F11

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #042F11.

How #042F11 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#042F11
Protanopia#2B2B11
Protanomaly#202C11
Deuteranopia#262613
Deuteranomaly#1D2A12
Tritanopia#0D2C2C
Tritanomaly#0A2D24
Achromatopsia#282828

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #042F11 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-042f11: #042F11;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #042F11;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-042f11': '#042F11' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.184, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_042f11">#042F11</color>
SVG fillfill="#042F11"

More Green Colors

#042F11 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#042F11 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #042F11?

#042F11 is a darkest green — rgb(4, 47, 17) in RGB and hsl(138, 84%, 10%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sacramento State Green (#043927), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.51.

What is the RGB value of #042F11?

#042F11 is rgb(4, 47, 17) — red 4, green 47, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #042F11?

#042F11 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 64%, 82%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #042F11 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #042F11 scores 14.79:1 against white and 1.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #042F11 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #042F11 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 25.67, which is a different colour altogether.

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