Information about #42621D color

#42621D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42621D falls into the Chartreuse Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 98, 29) — 25.9% red, 38.4% green, 11.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 27 / 62. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid yellow-green, #42621D stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to High Country (#406326). Slightly further away sit Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23) and Evan Anderson (#455E28).

The recipe behind #42621D is rgb(66, 98, 29), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42621D: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:62) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #42621D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#42621D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#42621D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #42621D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42621D
  • RGB66, 98, 29
  • CMYK13, 0, 27, 62
  • CSSrgb(66, 98, 29)
  • HSL88°, 54%, 25%
  • HSL Precise87.826°, 54.331%, 24.902%
  • HSV88°, 70%, 38%
  • HSB88°, 70%, 38%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.384, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.384, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.384, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID42621D
  • DECIMAL ID4350493
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01