Colour

#42945E

#42945E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Sea green

#42945E is a green with RGB values 66, 148, 94 and HSL 140°, 38%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

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HEX#42945E

RGBrgb(66, 148, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5804, 0.3686

RGB percentages25.9%, 58%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(140.5, 38.3%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(140.5, 55.4%, 58%)

CMYK55.4%, 0%, 36.5%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,363,358

CSS custom property--colour: #42945E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#BD6BA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94895Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#898161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2C9286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 4.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.7 Forest green · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 4.38, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#944278

Analogous#4F9442, #429487

Triadic#5E4294, #945E42

Split complementary#874294, #94424F

Tetradic#424F94, #944278, #948742

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BFE3CB

Lighter +30%#9CD3AF

Lighter +20%#79C392

Lighter +10%#56B376

Darker −10%#327148

Darker −20%#234D31

Darker −30%#132A1B

Darker −40%#030704

More saturated +25%#27AF56

Less saturated −25%#5D7966

Channel breakdown

R66

G148

B94

Red66 (25.9%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue140.49°

Saturation (HSL)38.32%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G 94 · B 5E

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