Recognised as Colour

#42AF19

#42AF19
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#42AF19 is a green with RGB values 66, 175, 25 and HSL 104°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#42AF19

RGBrgb(66, 175, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6863, 0.098

RGB percentages25.9%, 68.6%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(103.6, 75%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.6, 85.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK62.3%, 0%, 85.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,370,201

CSS custom property--colour: #42AF19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#BD50E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B49E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7962Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original

Tritanopia#34A995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.8 Green · ΔE 20.2 Forest green · ΔE 20.5 Yellow green · ΔE 23.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.6 Light green · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8619AF

Analogous#8DAF19, #19AF3B

Triadic#1942AF, #AF1942

Split complementary#3B19AF, #AF198D

Tetradic#198DAF, #8619AF, #AF3B19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8F2A2

Lighter +30%#96EB76

Lighter +20%#74E549

Lighter +10%#53DC1F

Darker −10%#318213

Darker −20%#20560C

Darker −30%#102906

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37C800

Less saturated −25%#4D9632

Channel breakdown

R66

G175

B25

Red66 (25.9%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue103.6°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G AF · B 19

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