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#42664B Color

#42664B is rgb(66, 102, 75) in RGB, hsl(135, 21%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hunter Green (#355E3B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42664B
HEX#42664B
RGBrgb(66, 102, 75)
HSLhsl(135, 21%, 33%)
HSVhsv(135, 35%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.06 151.5)
LABlab(39.86% -18.23 11.05)
LCHlch(39.86% 21.32 148.78)

What #42664B 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 #42664B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 6.54Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 9.52Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 11.45Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 11.7Feldgrau#4D5D53ΔE 12.74Mughal Green#306030ΔE 13.58

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

#42664B Channel Values

How #42664B 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 66 · G 102 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 21% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 35% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.49:1 vs white · 3.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42664B 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 text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42664B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42664B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42664B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42664B
Complementary
#66425D
Analogous
#4B6642
Analogous
#42665D
Triadic
#4B4266
Triadic
#664B42
Split comp.
#5D4266
Split comp.
#66424B

Tints & Shades of #42664B

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.

Tints

#558260
#6B9E78
#87B091
#A2C3AA
#BED5C4
#DDE9E0

Shades

#3A5942
#324D39
#2A4130
#203125
#18251B
#101912

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42664B.

How #42664B 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#42664B
Protanopia#61614B
Protanomaly#56634B
Deuteranopia#5C5C4C
Deuteranomaly#53604C
Tritanopia#476363
Tritanomaly#45645A
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42664B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42664b: #42664B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42664B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42664b': '#42664B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.400, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_42664b">#42664B</color>
SVG fillfill="#42664B"

More Green Colors

#42664B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#42664B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42664B?

#42664B is a dark green — rgb(66, 102, 75) in RGB and hsl(135, 21%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.54.

What is the RGB value of #42664B?

#42664B is rgb(66, 102, 75) — red 66, green 102, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42664B?

#42664B converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42664B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #42664B scores 6.49:1 against white and 3.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42664B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42664B 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 18.34, which is visibly different.

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