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Recognised as Colour

#42AA5D

  • #42AA5D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42AA5D is a green with RGB values 66, 170, 93 and HSL 136°, 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 Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42AA5D#42AA5D
HEX#42AA5D
RGBrgb(66, 170, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6667, 0.3647
RGB percentages25.9%, 66.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(135.6, 44.1%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.6, 61.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 45.3%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,368,989
CSS custom property--colour: #42AA5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#BD55A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9C57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9362no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#24A797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 7.4Sea green · ΔE 16.9Forest green · ΔE 18.5Light green · ΔE 25Green · ΔE 25.3Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA428F
Analogous#5BAA42, #42AA91
Triadic#5D42AA, #AA5D42
Split complementary#9142AA, #AA425B
Tetradic#425BAA, #AA428F, #AA9142

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEBD5
Lighter +30%#A8DDB6
Lighter +20%#83CF97
Lighter +10%#5EC178
Darker −10%#348549
Darker −20%#256135
Darker −30%#173C21
Darker −40%#09170D
More saturated +25%#25C74F
Less saturated −25%#608C6B

Channel breakdown

R66
G170
B93
Red66 (25.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue135.58°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AA · B 5D

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