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#426B2E Color

#426B2E is rgb(66, 107, 46) in RGB, hsl(100, 40%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#426B2E
HEX#426B2E
RGBrgb(66, 107, 46)
HSLhsl(100, 40%, 30%)
HSVhsv(100, 57%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.101 136.5)
LABlab(41.09% -24.15 28.98)
LCHlch(41.09% 37.72 129.81)

What #426B2E 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 #426B2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 6.73Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 7.97Mughal Green#306030ΔE 8.45Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 10.09Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.27Sap Green#507D2AΔE 12.09

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

#426B2E Channel Values

How #426B2E 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 107 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 40% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 57% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.22:1 vs white · 3.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #426B2E 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 text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #426B2E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #426B2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #426B2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#426B2E
Complementary
#572E6B
Analogous
#616B2E
Analogous
#2E6B38
Triadic
#2E426B
Triadic
#6B2E42
Split comp.
#382E6B
Split comp.
#6B2E61

Tints & Shades of #426B2E

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

#588F3D
#6CAF4B
#89C06D
#A5D090
#C2DFB4
#DCEDD4

Shades

#395D28
#335223
#2A441D
#213617
#182711
#121D0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #426B2E.

How #426B2E 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#426B2E
Protanopia#65652E
Protanomaly#59682E
Deuteranopia#606030
Deuteranomaly#55642F
Tritanopia#4B6666
Tritanomaly#476855
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #426B2E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-426b2e: #426B2E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #426B2E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-426b2e': '#426B2E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.420, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_426b2e">#426B2E</color>
SVG fillfill="#426B2E"

More Green Colors

#426B2E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#426B2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #426B2E?

#426B2E is a dark green — rgb(66, 107, 46) in RGB and hsl(100, 40%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.73.

What is the RGB value of #426B2E?

#426B2E is rgb(66, 107, 46) — red 66, green 107, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #426B2E?

#426B2E converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #426B2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #426B2E scores 6.22:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #426B2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #426B2E 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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