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Recognised as Colour

#42A359

  • #42A359
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42A359 is a green with RGB values 66, 163, 89 and HSL 134°, 42%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42A359#42A359
HEX#42A359
RGBrgb(66, 163, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6392, 0.349
RGB percentages25.9%, 63.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(134.2, 42.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.2, 59.5%, 63.9%)
CMYK59.5%, 0%, 45.4%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,367,193
CSS custom property--colour: #42A359;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#BD5CA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A49653no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#988D5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#29A091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.6Sea green · ΔE 14.1Forest green · ΔE 18.2Green · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 26.3Dark green · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3428C
Analogous#5CA342, #42A389
Triadic#5942A3, #A35942
Split complementary#8942A3, #A3425C
Tetradic#425CA3, #A3428C, #A38942

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E9D0
Lighter +30%#A4DAB1
Lighter +20%#80CB92
Lighter +10%#5BBD72
Darker −10%#337F45
Darker −20%#255A31
Darker −30%#16361E
Darker −40%#07120A
More saturated +25%#25C04A
Less saturated −25%#5F8668

Channel breakdown

R66
G163
B89
Red66 (25.9%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue134.23°
Saturation (HSL)42.36%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G A3 · B 59

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