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Recognised as Colour

#42AB38

  • #42AB38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#42AB38 is a green with RGB values 66, 171, 56 and HSL 115°, 51%, 45%. 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

#42AB38#42AB38
HEX#42AB38
RGBrgb(66, 171, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6706, 0.2196
RGB percentages25.9%, 67.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(114.8, 50.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.8, 67.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK61.4%, 0%, 67.3%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,369,208
CSS custom property--colour: #42AB38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#BD54C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9C29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#A29342no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Tritanopia#30A693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 12.4Green · ΔE 16Limegreen · ΔE 22.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 25.2Yellow green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A138AB
Analogous#7CAB38, #38AB67
Triadic#3842AB, #AB3842
Split complementary#6738AB, #AB387C
Tetradic#387CAB, #A138AB, #AB6738

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7ECC3
Lighter +30%#A3DF9D
Lighter +20%#7FD277
Lighter +10%#5AC650
Darker −10%#33852B
Darker −20%#245E1F
Darker −30%#163812
Darker −40%#071106
More saturated +25%#2BC71C
Less saturated −25%#598F54

Channel breakdown

R66
G171
B56
Red66 (25.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue114.78°
Saturation (HSL)50.66%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AB · B 38

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