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Recognised as Colour

#00A42C

  • #00A42C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#00A42C is a green with RGB values 0, 164, 44 and HSL 136°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#00A42C#00A42C
HEX#00A42C
RGBrgb(0, 164, 44)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.6431, 0.1725
RGB percentages0%, 64.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(136.1, 100%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(136.1, 100%, 64.3%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 73.2%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer42,028
CSS custom property--colour: #00A42C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FF5BD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79417no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#988939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A08Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.7Green · ΔE 14.9Limegreen · ΔE 19.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.4Dark green · ΔE 28.9Olivedrab · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A40078
Analogous#26A400, #00A47E
Triadic#2C00A4, #A42C00
Split complementary#7E00A4, #A40026
Tetradic#0026A4, #A40078, #A47E00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#71FF97
Lighter +30%#3EFF72
Lighter +20%#0BFF4C
Lighter +10%#00D73A
Darker −10%#00711E
Darker −20%#003E11
Darker −30%#000B03
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00A42C
Less saturated −25%#149036

Channel breakdown

R0
G164
B44
Red0 (0%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue136.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G A4 · B 2C

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