Information about #42950E color

#42950E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #42950E is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 149, 14) — 25.9% red, 58.4% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 0 / 53 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively yellow-green, #42950E sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grass Green (#3F9B0B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Grassy Green (#419C03) and Strong Pistachio (#3FA800).

The recipe behind #42950E is rgb(66, 149, 14), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#42950E color variations

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#42950E 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 #42950E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#42950E
  • RGB66, 149, 14
  • CMYK33, 0, 53, 42
  • CSSrgb(66, 149, 14)
  • HSL97°, 83%, 32%
  • HSL Precise96.889°, 82.822%, 31.961%
  • HSV97°, 91%, 58%
  • HSB97°, 91%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.584, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.584, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.584, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID42950E
  • DECIMAL ID4363534
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01