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Recognised as Colour

#42A71B

  • #42A71B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#42A71B is a green with RGB values 66, 167, 27 and HSL 103°, 72%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#42A71B#42A71B
HEX#42A71B
RGBrgb(66, 167, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6549, 0.1059
RGB percentages25.9%, 65.5%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(103.3, 72.2%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.3, 83.8%, 65.5%)
CMYK60.5%, 0%, 83.8%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,368,155
CSS custom property--colour: #42A71B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#BD58E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A08F2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#36A18Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.1Green · ΔE 16.2Limegreen · ΔE 19.1Yellow green · ΔE 23.7Olivedrab · ΔE 26.5Dark green · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#801BA7
Analogous#88A71B, #1BA73A
Triadic#1B42A7, #A71B42
Split complementary#3A1BA7, #A71B88
Tetradic#1B88A7, #801BA7, #A73A1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5EF9F
Lighter +30%#93E873
Lighter +20%#72E147
Lighter +10%#53D322
Darker −10%#317B14
Darker −20%#1F4F0D
Darker −30%#0E2306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#37BF03
Less saturated −25%#4D8F33

Channel breakdown

R66
G167
B27
Red66 (25.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue103.29°
Saturation (HSL)72.16%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G A7 · B 1B

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