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Recognised as Colour

#42A02E

  • #42A02E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#42A02E is a green with RGB values 66, 160, 46 and HSL 109°, 55%, 40%. 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

#42A02E#42A02E
HEX#42A02E
RGBrgb(66, 160, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6275, 0.1804
RGB percentages25.9%, 62.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(109.5, 55.3%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.5, 71.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK58.8%, 0%, 71.2%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,366,382
CSS custom property--colour: #42A02E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#BD5FD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4921Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#998A39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#369B89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 8.8Green · ΔE 12.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2Dark green · ΔE 24Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.4Limegreen · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C2EA0
Analogous#7BA02E, #2EA053
Triadic#2E42A0, #A02E42
Split complementary#532EA0, #A02E7B
Tetradic#2E7BA0, #8C2EA0, #A0532E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBE9B1
Lighter +30%#98DD8A
Lighter +20%#76D262
Lighter +10%#53C73A
Darker −10%#327823
Darker −20%#215117
Darker −30%#11290C
Darker −40%#010200
More saturated +25%#31BA14
Less saturated −25%#538648

Channel breakdown

R66
G160
B46
Red66 (25.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue109.47°
Saturation (HSL)55.34%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G A0 · B 2E

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