#427E33

Closest named color: Jungle Green (#048243). oklch(53.5% 0.125 139.7), rgb(66, 126, 51).

White text reads best on this color (4.92:1).

About this color

#427E33 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 140°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Jungle Green (#048243), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (53%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.125)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Jungle Green (#048243)
Black text	4.26:1
White text	4.92:1

Values

HEX	#427E33
RGB	rgb(66, 126, 51)
HSL	hsl(108, 42%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.125 139.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #427E33	4.92:1	AA	Lc -79.3	Fine for body text
Black text on #427E33	4.26:1	AA large text	Lc 30.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#427E33 text on white	4.92:1	AA	Lc 73.9	Content text, not long reading
#427E33 text on black	4.26:1	AA large text	Lc -27.8	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E4EDE2

oklch(93.6% 0.017 140)
Step 200
200

#CFDFCB

oklch(88.6% 0.032 139.4)
Step 300
300

#AECAA8

oklch(80.9% 0.056 140.1)
Step 400
400

#83AF79

oklch(70.8% 0.09 139.9)
Step 500
500

#639A55

oklch(63.1% 0.115 139.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#427E33

oklch(53.5% 0.125 139.7)
Step 700
700

#39702C

oklch(49.1% 0.116 139.9)
Step 800
800

#305B25

oklch(42.6% 0.096 139.6)
Step 900
900

#2B4B23

oklch(37.7% 0.075 139.6)
Step 950
950

#192C15

oklch(27% 0.048 140.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#427E33 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#81742B	0.084
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#796E39	0.086
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3D7A6E	0.085
Achromatopsia (no color)	#707070	0.126