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Recognised as Colour

#42A017

  • #42A017
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#42A017 is a green with RGB values 66, 160, 23 and HSL 101°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#42A017#42A017
HEX#42A017
RGBrgb(66, 160, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6275, 0.0902
RGB percentages25.9%, 62.7%, 9%
HSLhsl(101.2, 74.9%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 85.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 0%, 85.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,366,359
CSS custom property--colour: #42A017;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#BD5FE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A59100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#99892Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#389A88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13.6Green · ΔE 13.7Limegreen · ΔE 22.5Olivedrab · ΔE 23.5Yellow green · ΔE 24.4Dark green · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7517A0
Analogous#87A017, #17A030
Triadic#1742A0, #A01742
Split complementary#3117A0, #A01786
Tetradic#1787A0, #7517A0, #A03117

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0F093
Lighter +30%#90E967
Lighter +20%#6FE33A
Lighter +10%#54CD1D
Darker −10%#307311
Darker −20%#1D470A
Darker −30%#0B1A04
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#39B700
Less saturated −25%#4B892E

Channel breakdown

R66
G160
B23
Red66 (25.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue101.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.86%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G A0 · B 17

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