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#426f00 color: Forest Empress

#426f00 is rgb(66, 111, 0) in RGB and oklch(48.981% 0.13556 131.808) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

49%
0.136
132°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Green
  • lime-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.51:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #426f00

#426f00 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.99:1 contrast and black text 3.51:1, 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: #426f00 mixed with white

  1. 426f00
  2. 547d2a
  3. 668b44
  4. 78995b
  5. 8aa772
  6. 9db689
  7. b0c4a0
  8. c3d3b8
  9. d7e1cf
  10. ebf0e7

Darker: #426f00 mixed with black

  1. 426f00
  2. 386000
  3. 2f5100
  4. 254200
  5. 1c3400
  6. 142700
  7. 0b1a00
  8. 050e00
  9. 010400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #426f00 with less saturation

  1. 426f00
  2. 456e18
  3. 496d25
  4. 4c6b2f
  5. 4f6a38
  6. 526940
  7. 556747
  8. 58654e
  9. 5b6454
  10. 5e625a

Questions about #426f00

What color is #426f00?

#426f00 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(66, 111, 0), in HSL hsl(84.32, 100%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.981% 0.13556 131.808).

What colors go well with #426f00?

The complementary color of #426f00 is #7a4697. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6f6100 and #007648. The triadic partners are #1362aa and #9e384c.

Is white or black text more readable on #426f00?

White text reads better on #426f00: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and black gives 3.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #426f00 a warm or cool color?

#426f00 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.136.