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#428F44 Color

#428F44 is rgb(66, 143, 68) in RGB, hsl(122, 37%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 52%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is May Green (#4C9141), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#428F44
HEX#428F44
RGBrgb(66, 143, 68)
HSLhsl(122, 37%, 41%)
HSVhsv(122, 54%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 52%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.134 144.1)
LABlab(53.23% -36.97 32.02)
LCHlch(53.23% 48.91 139.10)

What #428F44 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 #428F44, 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.

#428F44 Channel Values

How #428F44 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 143 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 37% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 54% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #428F44 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.

Fails AAWhite text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #428F44 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #428F44

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #428F44; 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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Tints & Shades of #428F44

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #428F44.

How #428F44 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#428F44
Protanopia#868645
Protanomaly#718944
Deuteranopia#7C7C48
Deuteranomaly#6A8446
Tritanopia#518888
Tritanomaly#4B8B73
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #428F44 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-428f44: #428F44;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #428F44;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-428f44': '#428F44' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.561, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_428f44">#428F44</color>
SVG fillfill="#428F44"

More Green Colors

#428F44 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#428F44 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #428F44?

#428F44 is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 143, 68) in RGB and hsl(122, 37%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #428F44?

#428F44 is rgb(66, 143, 68) — red 66, green 143, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #428F44?

#428F44 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 52%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #428F44 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #428F44 scores 4:1 against white and 5.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #428F44 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #428F44 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 12.6, which is visibly different.

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