Colour

#42AD19

#42AD19
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#42AD19 is a green with RGB values 66, 173, 25 and HSL 103°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#42AD19

RGBrgb(66, 173, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6784, 0.098

RGB percentages25.9%, 67.8%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(103.4, 74.7%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.4, 85.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK61.8%, 0%, 85.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,369,689

CSS custom property--colour: #42AD19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31116WCAG 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 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#BD52E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B29D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5942Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#34A793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15.8 Green · ΔE 19.2 Forest green · ΔE 19.5 Yellow green · ΔE 23.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.7 Dark green · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8419AD

Analogous#8CAD19, #19AD3A

Triadic#1942AD, #AD1942

Split complementary#3A19AD, #AD198C

Tetradic#198CAD, #8419AD, #AD3A19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B7F1A1

Lighter +30%#95EB74

Lighter +20%#73E448

Lighter +10%#53DA1F

Darker −10%#318013

Darker −20%#20540C

Darker −30%#0F2706

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37C600

Less saturated −25%#4D9432

Channel breakdown

R66

G173

B25

Red66 (25.9%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue103.38°

Saturation (HSL)74.75%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G AD · B 19

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