#42734b Color Information

#42734b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #42734b. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 45.1% Green, and 29.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 42.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 34.8% Yellow, and 54.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 131.0°, with saturation of 27.1% and lightness of 35.5%. The decimal value for #42734b is 4354891, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42734b is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#42734b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 115, 75 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 45.1%, 29.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.549, 0.706 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.426, 0, 0.348, 0.549 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color131.0°, 27.1%, 35.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color131.0°, 42.6%, 45.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color9.648, 13.928, 8.836 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color66, 107, 115 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4354891 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.129, -25.941, 17.080 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.129, 31.059, 146.638 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.129, -23.163, 24.750 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.320, -19.166, 12.085 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.298, 0.430, 13.928 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282544971 / 0xff42734b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#336633 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #42734b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42734b, its pure hue is 131.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 27.1%, and its lightness is 35.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #42734b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #080e09 to #3a6542.

Tints of #42734b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42734b, its pure hue is 131.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 27.1%, and its lightness is 35.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #42734b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5a8562 to #e7eee9.

Tones of #42734b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42734b, its pure hue is 131.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 27.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #42734b, which range from #5b5b5b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00b521 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42734b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42734b! For #42734b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #42734b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42734b

This color, #42734b, consists of 25.9% Red, 45.1% Green, and 29.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 115, Blue = 75. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42734b is 42.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 34.8% Yellow, and 54.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C42.6%
G45.1%
M0.0%
B29.4%
Y34.8%
K54.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 115 75
Octal 102 163 113
Hexa #42 #73 #4b
Binary 01000010 01110011 01001011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 42 0 34 54
Octal 52 0 42 66
Hexa #2a #00 #22 #36
Binary 00101010 00000000 00100010 00110110

Analogous Colors of #42734b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42734b — which has hue 131.0° — its analogous colors are located at 101.0° and 161.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42734b.

Triadic Colors of #42734b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #42734b — which has hue 131.0° — its triadic colors are located at 11.0° and 251.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42734b.

Complementary Color of #42734b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42734b — which has hue 131.0° — its complementary color is located at 311.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42734b.

Split Complementary Colors of #42734b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #42734b — which has hue 131.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 131.0° and 341.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42734b.

Tetradic Colors of #42734b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #42734b — which has hue 131.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 41.0°, 131.0°, 221.0°, and 311.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42734b.

Monochromatic Colors of #42734b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42734b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #273329 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #57b869 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42734b

We want to make getting started with #42734b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42734b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42734b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #42734b with other HTML elements.

#42734b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42734b.
<span style="color: #42734b;">The color of this text is #42734b.</span>

#42734b Background Color

The background color for this text is #42734b.
<div style="background-color: #42734b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42734b.</div>

#42734b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42734b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42734b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42734b.</span>

#42734b Border Color

This is a div with border color #42734b.
<div style="border: #42734b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42734b.</div>

#42734b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42734b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42734b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42734b on a white background.</div></div>

#42734b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42734b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42734b; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42734b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42734b to White

This is a gradient from #42734b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42734b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42734b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42734b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42734b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42734b to white.</div>

Gradient from #42734b to Black

This is a gradient from #42734b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42734b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42734b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42734b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42734b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42734b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42734b

In addition to using #42734b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #42734b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42734b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 115, Blue = 75). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42734b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #42734b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 115, 75)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42734b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42734b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42734b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 115, 75);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42734b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:115, blue:75, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:115 blue:75 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 115f, 75f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 115, 75);
 

#42734b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42734b the same way. For those with color blindness, #42734b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42734b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42734b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #42734b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #42734b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #42734b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.5:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #42734b would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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