Recognised as Colour

#42A54E

#42A54E
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42A54E is a green with RGB values 66, 165, 78 and HSL 127°, 43%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#42A54E

RGBrgb(66, 165, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6471, 0.3059

RGB percentages25.9%, 64.7%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(127.3, 42.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(127.3, 60%, 64.7%)

CMYK60%, 0%, 52.7%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,367,694

CSS custom property--colour: #42A54E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#BD5AB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A79746no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8E54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#2DA191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 13 Forest green · ΔE 13.3 Sea green · ΔE 20.1 Green · ΔE 20.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 24 Dark green · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A54299

Analogous#68A542, #42A57F

Triadic#4E42A5, #A54E42

Split complementary#7F42A5, #A54268

Tetradic#4268A5, #A54299, #A57F42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C9EACD

Lighter +30%#A5DBAC

Lighter +20%#81CC8A

Lighter +10%#5CBE68

Darker −10%#33813D

Darker −20%#255C2C

Darker −30%#16381A

Darker −40%#081309

More saturated +25%#25C238

Less saturated −25%#5F8864

Channel breakdown

R66

G165

B78

Red66 (25.9%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue127.27°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G A5 · B 4E

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