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#426e22 color: Forest Empress

#426e22 is rgb(66, 110, 34) in RGB and oklch(48.909% 0.11677 134.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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95°
100%

48.9%
0.117
135°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #426e22

#426e22 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, 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: #426e22 mixed with white

  1. 426e22
  2. 547c3a
  3. 668a50
  4. 789865
  5. 8aa67a
  6. 9db590
  7. b0c3a5
  8. c3d2bb
  9. d7e1d2
  10. ebf0e8

Darker: #426e22 mixed with black

  1. 426e22
  2. 385f1c
  3. 2f5016
  4. 254111
  5. 1c330b
  6. 142607
  7. 0b1903
  8. 050e01
  9. 010400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #426e22 with less saturation

  1. 426e22
  2. 456d2b
  3. 496c33
  4. 4c6a3a
  5. 4f6940
  6. 526846
  7. 55664b
  8. 586551
  9. 5b6356
  10. 5d625b

Questions about #426e22

What color is #426e22?

#426e22 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(66, 110, 34), in HSL hsl(94.74, 52.78%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.909% 0.11677 134.52).

What colors go well with #426e22?

The complementary color of #426e22 is #78498d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b6200 and #00744f. The triadic partners are #2c61a0 and #97404b.

Is white or black text more readable on #426e22?

White text reads better on #426e22: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426e22 a warm or cool color?

#426e22 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.117.