#42572C

A dark, moderate green closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #42572C

When working with digital screens, the color #42572C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 87 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow, and 66% black. The HSL representation is 89.3° hue, 32.8% saturation, and 25.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42572C
RGB66, 87, 44
HSL89.3°, 32.8%, 25.7%
CMYK24%, 0%, 49%, 66%
HSV89.3°, 49.4%, 34.1%
LAB34.3, -16.5, 22.3
XYZ6.1, 8.2, 3.6
Decimal4347692

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.63:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.24:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42572C; }
.text-color { color: #42572C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42572C; }

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