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Recognised as Colour

#42AA68

  • #42AA68
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42AA68 is a green with RGB values 66, 170, 104 and HSL 142°, 44%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42AA68#42AA68
HEX#42AA68
RGBrgb(66, 170, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6667, 0.4078
RGB percentages25.9%, 66.7%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(141.9, 44.1%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.9, 61.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK61.2%, 0%, 38.8%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,369,000
CSS custom property--colour: #42AA68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#BD5597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9D63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C936Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1EA899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 4.4Sea green · ΔE 13.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.6Forest green · ΔE 23.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.5Light green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 4.36, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA4284
Analogous#50AA42, #42AA9C
Triadic#6842AA, #AA6842
Split complementary#9C42AA, #AA4250
Tetradic#4250AA, #AA4284, #AA9C42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEBD8
Lighter +30%#A8DDBB
Lighter +20%#83CF9F
Lighter +10%#5EC182
Darker −10%#348552
Darker −20%#25613B
Darker −30%#173C25
Darker −40%#09170E
More saturated +25%#25C760
Less saturated −25%#608C70

Channel breakdown

R66
G170
B104
Red66 (25.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue141.92°
Saturation (HSL)44.07%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AA · B 68

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