Close to Clover
#427D4E
#427D4E is a dark, muted green, close to the color Clover. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 49% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 132°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #427D4E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.91:1 AABlack text on this color
4.28:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.91:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.28:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #427D4E as they’d see it.
#427D4E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #427D4E
What color is #427D4E?
#427D4E is a dark, muted green, close to the color Clover. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 49% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 132°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #427D4E in RGB?
#427D4E is rgb(66, 125, 78): 66 red, 125 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #427D4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 0, 38, 51). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #427D4E?
PANTONE 3415 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #427D4E?
Its complement #995C8C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.