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#42903C Color

#42903C is rgb(66, 144, 60) in RGB, hsl(116, 41%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 0%, 58%, 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 3.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42903C
HEX#42903C
RGBrgb(66, 144, 60)
HSLhsl(116, 41%, 40%)
HSVhsv(116, 58%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 0%, 58%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.143 142.2)
LABlab(53.47% -38.14 36.25)
LCHlch(53.47% 52.62 136.45)

What #42903C 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 #42903C, 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.

#42903C Channel Values

How #42903C 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 144 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 41% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 58% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42903C 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 text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #42903C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42903C; 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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Tints & Shades of #42903C

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 #42903C.

How #42903C 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#42903C
Protanopia#87873D
Protanomaly#718A3C
Deuteranopia#7D7D40
Deuteranomaly#6A853F
Tritanopia#528989
Tritanomaly#4C8C72
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42903C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42903c: #42903C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42903C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42903c': '#42903C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.565, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_42903c">#42903C</color>
SVG fillfill="#42903C"

More Green Colors

#42903C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#42903C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42903C?

#42903C is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 144, 60) in RGB and hsl(116, 41%, 40%) 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 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #42903C?

#42903C is rgb(66, 144, 60) — red 66, green 144, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42903C?

#42903C converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 0%, 58%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42903C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42903C scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42903C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42903C 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 11.22, which is visibly different.

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