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Recognised as Colour

#42AA22

  • #42AA22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#42AA22 is a green with RGB values 66, 170, 34 and HSL 106°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#42AA22#42AA22
HEX#42AA22
RGBrgb(66, 170, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6667, 0.1333
RGB percentages25.9%, 66.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(105.9, 66.7%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.9, 80%, 66.7%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 80%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,368,930
CSS custom property--colour: #42AA22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#BD55DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29232no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#34A491no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.2Green · ΔE 16.7Limegreen · ΔE 18.2Yellow green · ΔE 24Olivedrab · ΔE 27.1Dark green · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A22AA
Analogous#86AA22, #22AA46
Triadic#2242AA, #AA2242
Split complementary#4622AA, #AA2286
Tetradic#2286AA, #8A22AA, #AA4622

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAEEAA
Lighter +30%#97E57F
Lighter +20%#75DD55
Lighter +10%#53D52A
Darker −10%#328019
Darker −20%#215511
Darker −30%#112B09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#35C408
Less saturated −25%#50913B

Channel breakdown

R66
G170
B34
Red66 (25.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue105.88°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AA · B 22

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