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#426e01 color: Forest Empress

#426e01 is rgb(66, 110, 1) in RGB and oklch(48.709% 0.13397 131.641) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

48.7%
0.134
132°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #426e01

#426e01 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.07:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3d7016). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #426e01 mixed with white

  1. 426e01
  2. 547c2a
  3. 658a44
  4. 78985b
  5. 8aa772
  6. 9db589
  7. b0c4a0
  8. c3d2b8
  9. d7e1cf
  10. ebf0e7

Darker: #426e01 mixed with black

  1. 426e01
  2. 385f01
  3. 2f5001
  4. 254100
  5. 1c3300
  6. 142600
  7. 0b1900
  8. 050e00
  9. 010400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #426e01 with less saturation

  1. 426e01
  2. 456d18
  3. 496c25
  4. 4c6a2f
  5. 4f6937
  6. 52683f
  7. 556646
  8. 57654d
  9. 5a6353
  10. 5d6159

Questions about #426e01

What color is #426e01?

#426e01 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(66, 110, 1), in HSL hsl(84.22, 98.2%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.709% 0.13397 131.641).

What colors go well with #426e01?

The complementary color of #426e01 is #784596. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6e6000 and #007547. The triadic partners are #1361a8 and #9c384c.

Is white or black text more readable on #426e01?

White text reads better on #426e01: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426e01 a warm or cool color?

#426e01 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.134.