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Recognised as Colour

#42AD71

  • #42AD71
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42AD71 is a green with RGB values 66, 173, 113 and HSL 146°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42AD71#42AD71
HEX#42AD71
RGBrgb(66, 173, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6784, 0.4431
RGB percentages25.9%, 67.8%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(146.4, 44.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.4, 61.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK61.8%, 0%, 34.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,369,777
CSS custom property--colour: #42AD71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#BD528E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACA06Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9675no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#14AB9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 4.6Sea green · ΔE 13.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.8Forest green · ΔE 26.9Light green · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 4.63, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD427E
Analogous#49AD42, #42ADA6
Triadic#7142AD, #AD7142
Split complementary#A642AD, #AD4249
Tetradic#4249AD, #AD427E, #ADA642

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFECDC
Lighter +30%#AADEC1
Lighter +20%#85D0A6
Lighter +10%#60C28B
Darker −10%#348859
Darker −20%#266341
Darker −30%#183E29
Darker −40%#0A1911
More saturated +25%#24CB6D
Less saturated −25%#608F75

Channel breakdown

R66
G173
B113
Red66 (25.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue146.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.77%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G AD · B 71

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