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#426653 Color

#426653 is rgb(66, 102, 83) in RGB, hsl(148, 21%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#426653
HEX#426653
RGBrgb(66, 102, 83)
HSLhsl(148, 21%, 33%)
HSVhsv(148, 35%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.052 160.6)
LABlab(40.02% -16.94 6.49)
LCHlch(40.02% 18.14 159.04)

What #426653 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 #426653, 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.

#426653 Channel Values

How #426653 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 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 21% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 35% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.45:1 vs white · 3.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #426653 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 text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #426653

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #426653; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #426653

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

Shades

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How #426653 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#426653
Protanopia#616153
Protanomaly#566353
Deuteranopia#5C5C54
Deuteranomaly#536054
Tritanopia#466464
Tritanomaly#44655E
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #426653 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-426653: #426653;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #426653;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-426653': '#426653' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.400, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_426653">#426653</color>
SVG fillfill="#426653"

More Green Colors

#426653 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#426653 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #426653?

#426653 is a dark green — rgb(66, 102, 83) in RGB and hsl(148, 21%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #426653?

#426653 is rgb(66, 102, 83) — red 66, green 102, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #426653?

#426653 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #426653 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #426653 scores 6.45:1 against white and 3.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #426653 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #426653 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 14.47, which is visibly different.

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