Colour

#42AB54

#42AB54
Green
Dark
Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42AB54 is a green with RGB values 66, 171, 84 and HSL 130°, 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

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HEX#42AB54

RGBrgb(66, 171, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6706, 0.3294

RGB percentages25.9%, 67.1%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(130.3, 44.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(130.3, 61.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK61.4%, 0%, 50.9%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,369,236

CSS custom property--colour: #42AB54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30924WCAG 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 7.18:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#BD54AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AD9D4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0935Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#28A797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 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 11.9 Forest green · ΔE 15 Sea green · ΔE 21.2 Green · ΔE 21.7 Light green · ΔE 24.3 Olivedrab · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB4299

Analogous#65AB42, #42AB88

Triadic#5442AB, #AB5442

Split complementary#8842AB, #AB4265

Tetradic#4265AB, #AB4299, #AB8842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDECD2

Lighter +30%#A8DEB2

Lighter +20%#84CF91

Lighter +10%#5FC170

Darker −10%#348642

Darker −20%#266130

Darker −30%#173D1E

Darker −40%#09180C

More saturated +25%#24C941

Less saturated −25%#608D67

Channel breakdown

R66

G171

B84

Red66 (25.9%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue130.29°

Saturation (HSL)44.3%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G AB · B 54

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