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#42A67F closest to Herbal

#42A67F is a medium, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Herbal. In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 65.1% green and 49.8% blue (rgb(66, 166, 127)). Its HSL value is 157° hue, 43% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black. #42A67F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.99:1.

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Variations of #42A67F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#42A67F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#42A67F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #42A67F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #959181
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A39B7D
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #919D7E
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #959181
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #839881
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #04A69B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #30A68D
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #869990

#42A67F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.00:1 Poor#42A67F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.99:1 Good#42A67F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#42A67F in CSS

/* Herbal */
.color { color: #42A67F; }
.background { background-color: #42A67F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #42A67F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(66 166 127);
color: hsl(157 43% 45%);
color: oklch(0.656 0.111 164.4);

#42A67F FAQ

What color is #42A67F?

#42A67F is a medium, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Herbal. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #42A67F?

#42A67F is rgb(66, 166, 127) in RGB, hsl(157, 43%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(60%, 0%, 23%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #42A67F?

The complementary color of #42A67F is #A64269, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #42A67F?

Black text has the best contrast on #42A67F: 6.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #42A67F a warm or cool color?

#42A67F is a cool color.