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Recognised as Colour

#42965A

  • #42965A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42965A is a green with RGB values 66, 150, 90 and HSL 137°, 39%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#42965A#42965A
HEX#42965A
RGBrgb(66, 150, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5882, 0.3529
RGB percentages25.9%, 58.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(137.1, 38.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.1, 56%, 58.8%)
CMYK56%, 0%, 40%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,363,866
CSS custom property--colour: #42965A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#BD69A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#978B56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B835Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2D9487no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 5.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 13Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.3Forest green · ΔE 23.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 25.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96427E
Analogous#549642, #429684
Triadic#5A4296, #965A42
Split complementary#844296, #964254
Tetradic#425496, #96427E, #968442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1E4CB
Lighter +30%#9DD4AD
Lighter +20%#7AC48F
Lighter +10%#56B571
Darker −10%#327345
Darker −20%#234F2F
Darker −30%#132C1A
Darker −40%#040805
More saturated +25%#27B14E
Less saturated −25%#5D7B66

Channel breakdown

R66
G150
B90
Red66 (25.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue137.14°
Saturation (HSL)38.89%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 96 · B 5A

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