Information about #428F42 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#428F42 is a softly balanced leafy green that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cobalt Green (#3D9140). Nearby in the Register you will also find May Green (#4C9141) and Area (#3C8043).
The recipe behind #428F42 is rgb(66, 143, 66), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #428F42 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#428F42 color variations
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#428F42 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#428F42 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#428F42 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#428F42 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#428F42 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #428F42 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #428F42
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3D9140
#4C9141
#3C8043
#4F9153
#2E963D
#368136
#2D8442
#4D8C57
#438759
#4F7942
#428929
#3EA055
#428F42 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#428F42
- RGB66, 143, 66
- CMYK30, 0, 30, 44
- CSSrgb(66, 143, 66)
- HSL120°, 37%, 41%
- HSL Precise120°, 36.842%, 40.98%
- HSV120°, 54%, 56%
- HSB120°, 54%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.561, 0.259)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.561, 0.259, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.561, 0.259)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID428F42
- DECIMAL ID4362050
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
