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Recognised as Colour

#42AA4D

  • #42AA4D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#42AA4D is a green with RGB values 66, 170, 77 and HSL 126°, 44%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#42AA4D#42AA4D
HEX#42AA4D
RGBrgb(66, 170, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6667, 0.302
RGB percentages25.9%, 66.7%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(126.3, 44.1%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.3, 61.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 54.7%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,368,973
CSS custom property--colour: #42AA4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#BD55B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AD9B44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9254no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2BA695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 13Medium seagreen · ΔE 14.9Green · ΔE 19.5Sea green · ΔE 23.6Light green · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)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#AA429F
Analogous#6BAA42, #42AA81
Triadic#4D42AA, #AA4D42
Split complementary#8142AA, #AA426B
Tetradic#426BAA, #AA429F, #AA8142

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEBD0
Lighter +30%#A8DDAD
Lighter +20%#83CF8B
Lighter +10%#5EC169
Darker −10%#34853C
Darker −20%#25612C
Darker −30%#173C1B
Darker −40%#09170A
More saturated +25%#25C736
Less saturated −25%#608C64

Channel breakdown

R66
G170
B77
Red66 (25.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue126.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AA · B 4D

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