Information about #42711C color

#42711C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#42711C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 113, 28) — 25.9% red, 44.3% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 33 / 56. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored yellow-green, #42711C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Topspin (#427120). Slightly further away sit Green Cola (#4C721D) and Seaweed Green (#437C17).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 113, 28)), which gives #42711C its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #42711C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#42711C color variations

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

#42711C 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 #42711C

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

Topspin color link
Topspin

#427120

Green Cola color link
Green Cola

#4C721D

High Country color link
High Country

#406326

Lucky Break color link
Lucky Break

#3E762D

Bilbao color link
Bilbao

#3E8027

Camo Green color link
Camo Green

#526525

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Green Leaf color link
Green Leaf

#526B2D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42711C
  • RGB66, 113, 28
  • CMYK18, 0, 33, 56
  • CSSrgb(66, 113, 28)
  • HSL93°, 60%, 28%
  • HSL Precise93.176°, 60.284%, 27.647%
  • HSV93°, 75%, 44%
  • HSB93°, 75%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.443, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.443, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.443, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42711C
  • DECIMAL ID4354332
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01