#427151
Hunter Green · medium cool green
About #427151
#427151 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 44% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 8.0); Bottle Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #714262 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #427151 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.66:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.66:1).
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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 #427151?
#427151 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 26% red, 44% green and 32% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #427151?
Use white text. White on #427151 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #427151?
Its complementary colour is #714262, and analogous partners are #4A7142 and #427169.