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Recognised as Colour

#42995F

  • #42995F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#42995F is a green with RGB values 66, 153, 95 and HSL 140°, 40%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#42995F#42995F
HEX#42995F
RGBrgb(66, 153, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6, 0.3725
RGB percentages25.9%, 60%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(140, 39.7%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 56.9%, 60%)
CMYK56.9%, 0%, 37.9%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,364,639
CSS custom property--colour: #42995F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#BD66A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998D5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8563no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2A978Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 6Medium seagreen · ΔE 12.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.8Forest green · ΔE 25.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 5.99, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99427C
Analogous#519942, #42998B
Triadic#5F4299, #995F42
Split complementary#8B4299, #994251
Tetradic#425199, #99427C, #998B42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2E5CE
Lighter +30%#9FD5B1
Lighter +20%#7BC694
Lighter +10%#57B777
Darker −10%#337549
Darker −20%#235233
Darker −30%#142E1D
Darker −40%#050A07
More saturated +25%#27B456
Less saturated −25%#5D7E68

Channel breakdown

R66
G153
B95
Red66 (25.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)39.73%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 99 · B 5F

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