#42663C
Hunter Green · dark cool green
About #42663C
With the hex code #42663C, this is a dark green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 40% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Hunter Green — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Fern. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #603C66, a eggplant shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.57:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.57:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #42663C?
With the hex code #42663C, this is a dark green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 40% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #42663C?
Use white text. White on #42663C has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #42663C?
Its complementary colour is #603C66, and analogous partners are #57663C and #3C664B.