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#42400A

#42400a ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#42400a is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.03% magenta, 84.85% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.86°, with 73.68% saturation and 14.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 7.06.

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Relative luminance0.0485

Complementary

  1. #42400a
  2. #0a0c42

Split complementary

  1. #42400a
  2. #0a2842
  3. #240a42

Analogous

  1. #42240a
  2. #42400a
  3. #28420a

Triadic

  1. #42400a
  2. #0a4240
  3. #400a42

Tetradic

  1. #42400a
  2. #0c420a
  3. #0a0c42
  4. #400a42

Square

  1. #42400a
  2. #0a4224
  3. #0a0c42
  4. #420a28

Monochromatic

  1. #121103
  2. #121103
  3. #42400a
  4. #848014
  5. #c7c11e

Shades

#42400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42400a
  2. #3b3a09
  3. #353308
  4. #2e2d07
  5. #282606
  6. #212005
  7. #1a1a04
  8. #141303
  9. #0d0d02
  10. #070601
  11. #000000

Tints

#42400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42400a
  2. #555323
  3. #68663b
  4. #7b7954
  5. #8e8c6c
  6. #a1a085
  7. #b3b39d
  8. #c6c6b6
  9. #d9d9ce
  10. #ecece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42400a
  2. #484616
  3. #4e4d22
  4. #55532d
  5. #5b5a39
  6. #616045
  7. #676651
  8. #6d6d5d
  9. #747368
  10. #7a7a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403f31 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #463d02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #473f0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #483b36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #453e05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #453f0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #453d2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42400a {
  color: #42400a;
}
Background
.bg-42400a {
  background-color: #42400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-42400a {
  border: 2px solid #42400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 74% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42400a, #28420a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 7.06 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.74 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 11.79 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 15.40 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 15.62 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 15.94 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 15.99 #bdbff5 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Army Green
#42400a  rgb(66, 64, 10)  hsl(58, 74%, 15%)  Army Green
#0a0c42  rgb(10, 12, 66)  hsl(238, 74%, 15%)  Midnight Blue
#0a4240  rgb(10, 66, 64)  hsl(178, 74%, 15%)  Midnight Green
#400a42  rgb(64, 10, 66)  hsl(298, 74%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple