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#426C54 Color

#426C54 is rgb(66, 108, 84) in RGB, hsl(146, 24%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 22%, 58%) 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 8.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#426C54
HEX#426C54
RGBrgb(66, 108, 84)
HSLhsl(146, 24%, 34%)
HSVhsv(146, 39%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 22%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(49.3% 0.061 158.1)
LABlab(42.00% -19.72 8.65)
LCHlch(42.00% 21.54 156.32)

What #426C54 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 #426C54, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 8.14Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 9.11Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 10.06Viridian#40826DΔE 10.73Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 11.16Feldgrau#4D5D53ΔE 13.33

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

#426C54 Channel Values

How #426C54 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 108 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 24% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 39% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #426C54 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 text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #426C54 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #426C54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #426C54; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#426C54
Complementary
#6C4259
Analogous
#456C42
Analogous
#426C69
Triadic
#54426C
Triadic
#6C5442
Split comp.
#69426C
Split comp.
#6C4245

Tints & Shades of #426C54

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

#53886A
#67A281
#84B398
#A3C7B3
#C0D8CA
#DCEAE2

Shades

#3A5F4A
#304F3E
#294234
#21362A
#192920
#101914

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #426C54.

How #426C54 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#426C54
Protanopia#666654
Protanomaly#5A6954
Deuteranopia#616155
Deuteranomaly#566555
Tritanopia#476969
Tritanomaly#456A61
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #426C54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-426c54: #426C54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #426C54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-426c54': '#426C54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.424, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_426c54">#426C54</color>
SVG fillfill="#426C54"

More Green Colors

#426C54 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#426C54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #426C54?

#426C54 is a dark green — rgb(66, 108, 84) in RGB and hsl(146, 24%, 34%) 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 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #426C54?

#426C54 is rgb(66, 108, 84) — red 66, green 108, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #426C54?

#426C54 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 22%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #426C54 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #426C54 scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #426C54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #426C54 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 18.22, which is visibly different.

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