Colour

#42B019

#42B019
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#42B019 is a green with RGB values 66, 176, 25 and HSL 104°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#42B019

RGBrgb(66, 176, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.6902, 0.098

RGB percentages25.9%, 69%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(103.7, 75.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.7, 85.8%, 69%)

CMYK62.5%, 0%, 85.8%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,370,457

CSS custom property--colour: #42B019;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#BD4FE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B59F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8972Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#33AA96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 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 text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3 Green · ΔE 20.7 Forest green · ΔE 21 Yellow green · ΔE 23.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1 Light green · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8719B0

Analogous#8EB019, #19B03C

Triadic#1942B0, #B01942

Split complementary#3B19B0, #B0198E

Tetradic#198EB0, #8719B0, #B03C19

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B8F2A3

Lighter +30%#96EC76

Lighter +20%#74E54A

Lighter +10%#53DD1F

Darker −10%#318313

Darker −20%#21570C

Darker −30%#102A06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#37C900

Less saturated −25%#4D9732

Channel breakdown

R66

G176

B25

Red66 (25.9%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue103.71°

Saturation (HSL)75.12%

Lightness39.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G B0 · B 19

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