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#428d26 color: Direct Green

#428d26 is rgb(66, 141, 38) in RGB and oklch(57.405% 0.15582 138.634) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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104°
100%

57.4%
0.156
139°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Forest green
  • lime-700
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.14:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.07:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #428d26

#428d26 is a bright green color. In OKLCH it has 57.4% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 139°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.14:1 contrast and black text 5.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Direct Green (#3f8a24). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-700.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #428d26 mixed with white

  1. 428d26
  2. 569840
  3. 69a457
  4. 7caf6c
  5. 8ebb81
  6. a1c696
  7. b3d1ab
  8. c6ddbf
  9. d9e8d4
  10. ecf4ea

Darker: #428d26 mixed with black

  1. 428d26
  2. 387a20
  3. 2f6719
  4. 255513
  5. 1c440d
  6. 143308
  7. 0b2304
  8. 051402
  9. 010701
  10. 000100

Calmer: #428d26 with less saturation

  1. 428d26
  2. 498b33
  3. 508a3d
  4. 568847
  5. 5c864f
  6. 618457
  7. 66825e
  8. 6b8065
  9. 707d6c
  10. 747b72

Questions about #428d26

What color is #428d26?

#428d26 is bright green. The closest named color is Direct Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 141, 38), in HSL hsl(103.69, 57.54%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.405% 0.15582 138.634).

What colors go well with #428d26?

The complementary color of #428d26 is #9e56b2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #817e00 and #00916a. The triadic partners are #3976d3 and #c34953.

Is white or black text more readable on #428d26?

White text reads better on #428d26: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and black gives 5.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #428d26 a warm or cool color?

#428d26 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 139 degrees, its lightness 57.4% and its chroma 0.156.