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Colour

#00C42E

  • #00C42E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#00C42E is a green with RGB values 0, 196, 46 and HSL 134°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#00C42E#00C42E
HEX#00C42E
RGBrgb(0, 196, 46)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.7686, 0.1804
RGB percentages0%, 76.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(134.1, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.1, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK100%, 0%, 76.5%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer50,222
CSS custom property--colour: #00C42E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#FF3BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B007no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A43Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 4.4Spring green · ΔE 24.2Green · ΔE 30.2Forest green · ΔE 30.4Lawn green · ΔE 32.3Medium spring green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C40096
Analogous#34C400, #00C490
Triadic#2E00C4, #C42E00
Split complementary#9000C4, #C40034
Tetradic#0034C4, #C40096, #C49000

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91FFAB
Lighter +30%#5EFF84
Lighter +20%#2BFF5D
Lighter +10%#00F73A
Darker −10%#009122
Darker −20%#005E16
Darker −30%#002B0A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00C42E
Less saturated −25%#18AC3B

Channel breakdown

R0
G196
B46
Red0 (0%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue134.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 00 · G C4 · B 2E

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