Information about #42706D color

#42706D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42706D is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 112, 109) — 25.9% red, 43.9% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 1 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#42706D presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Slightly further away sit Vintage Teal (#3B7577) and Faded Jade (#427977).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 112, 109) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42706D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42706D color variations

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

#42706D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #42706D

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

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42706D
  • RGB66, 112, 109
  • CMYK18, 0, 1, 56
  • CSSrgb(66, 112, 109)
  • HSL176°, 26%, 35%
  • HSL Precise176.087°, 25.843%, 34.902%
  • HSV176°, 41%, 44%
  • HSB176°, 41%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.439, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.439, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.439, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42706D
  • DECIMAL ID4354157
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01