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#426B38 Color

#426B38 is rgb(66, 107, 56) in RGB, hsl(108, 31%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 48%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#426B38
HEX#426B38
RGBrgb(66, 107, 56)
HSLhsl(108, 31%, 32%)
HSVhsv(108, 48%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 48%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.091 139.6)
LABlab(41.20% -23.14 23.76)
LCHlch(41.20% 33.17 134.24)

What #426B38 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 #426B38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 5.36Mughal Green#306030ΔE 5.58Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 5.71Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.47Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 9.91Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 11.11

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

#426B38 Channel Values

How #426B38 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 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 31% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 48% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #426B38 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #426B38 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #426B38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #426B38; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#426B38
Complementary
#61386B
Analogous
#5C6B38
Analogous
#386B47
Triadic
#38426B
Triadic
#6B3842
Split comp.
#47386B
Split comp.
#6B385C

Tints & Shades of #426B38

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

#558948
#6BA95B
#86B979
#A4CA9B
#BFDAB9
#DEECDA

Shades

#3A5E31
#32502A
#2A4323
#21351C
#192815
#111B0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #426B38.

How #426B38 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#426B38
Protanopia#656538
Protanomaly#596838
Deuteranopia#60603A
Deuteranomaly#556439
Tritanopia#4A6666
Tritanomaly#476857
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #426B38 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-426b38: #426B38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #426B38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-426b38': '#426B38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.420, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_426b38">#426B38</color>
SVG fillfill="#426B38"

More Green Colors

#426B38 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#426B38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #426B38?

#426B38 is a dark green — rgb(66, 107, 56) in RGB and hsl(108, 31%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artichoke Green (#4B6F44), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #426B38?

#426B38 is rgb(66, 107, 56) — red 66, green 107, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #426B38?

#426B38 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 48%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #426B38 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #426B38 scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #426B38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #426B38 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 9.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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