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Recognised as Colour

#3CF242

  • #3CF242
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#3CF242 is a green with RGB values 60, 242, 66 and HSL 122°, 87%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#3CF242#3CF242
HEX#3CF242
RGBrgb(60, 242, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.949, 0.2588
RGB percentages23.5%, 94.9%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(122, 87.5%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(122, 75.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK75.2%, 0%, 72.7%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,994,178
CSS custom property--colour: #3CF242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#C30DBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7DB20no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CD55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original
Tritanopia#00EBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 16Lime · ΔE 18.8Lawn green · ΔE 19.3Chartreuse · ΔE 20.2Spring green · ΔE 21.3Green yellow · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F23CEC
Analogous#91F23C, #3CF29D
Triadic#423CF2, #F2423C
Split complementary#9D3CF2, #F23C91
Tetradic#3C91F2, #F23CEC, #F29D3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFFFB
Lighter +30%#CBFCCD
Lighter +20%#9CF89F
Lighter +10%#6CF570
Darker −10%#10EB17
Darker −20%#0DBC12
Darker −30%#098C0E
Darker −40%#065C09
More saturated +25%#2FFF36
Less saturated −25%#56D85A

Channel breakdown

R60
G242
B66
Red60 (23.5%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue121.98°
Saturation (HSL)87.5%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 3C · G F2 · B 42

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