Information about #42591C color

#42591C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42591C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 89, 28) — 25.9% red, 34.9% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 24 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #42591C reads as a confidently colored chartreuse and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucy Green (#4B531E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Chartreuse Green (#405927) and Dark Moss Green (#4A5D23).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 89, 28)), which gives #42591C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #42591C: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42591C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42591C color variations

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

#42591C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#42591C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#42591C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#42591C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#42591C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#591C23
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Nearest named colors to #42591C

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

Lucy Green color link
Lucy Green

#4B531E

Dark Chartreuse Green color link
Dark Chartreuse Green

#405927

Dark Moss Green color link
Dark Moss Green

#4A5D23

Army Green color link
Army Green

#4B5320

Dark Spring Bud color link
Dark Spring Bud

#465927

Evan Anderson color link
Evan Anderson

#455E28

Dark Pistachio color link
Dark Pistachio

#3A5927

High Country color link
High Country

#406326

Terre Verte color link
Terre Verte

#385E0F

Dark Harlequin color link
Dark Harlequin

#345927

Lithuanian Forest Green color link
Lithuanian Forest Green

#364C20

Xander color link
Xander

#44500C

#42591C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42591C
  • RGB66, 89, 28
  • CMYK9, 0, 24, 65
  • CSSrgb(66, 89, 28)
  • HSL83°, 52%, 23%
  • HSL Precise82.623°, 52.137%, 22.941%
  • HSV83°, 69%, 35%
  • HSB83°, 69%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.349, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.349, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.349, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID42591C
  • DECIMAL ID4348188
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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