Recognised as Colour

#42B252

#42B252
Green
Dark
Nearest: Forest green

#42B252 is a green with RGB values 66, 178, 82 and HSL 129°, 46%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

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HEX#42B252

RGBrgb(66, 178, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.698, 0.3216

RGB percentages25.9%, 69.8%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(128.6, 45.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(128.6, 62.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK62.9%, 0%, 53.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,371,026

CSS custom property--colour: #42B252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.72:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#BD4DAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5A349no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79959no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Tritanopia#26AE9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 15.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.6 Green · ΔE 21.2 Light green · ΔE 22.7 Pale green · ΔE 26.3 Sea green · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B242A2

Analogous#6AB242, #42B28A

Triadic#5242B2, #B25242

Split complementary#8A42B2, #B2426A

Tetradic#426AB2, #B242A2, #B28A42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2EED6

Lighter +30%#ADE0B4

Lighter +20%#87D392

Lighter +10%#62C570

Darker −10%#348D41

Darker −20%#266830

Darker −30%#19421F

Darker −40%#0B1D0D

More saturated +25%#24D03C

Less saturated −25%#609368

Channel breakdown

R66

G178

B82

Red66 (25.9%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue128.57°

Saturation (HSL)45.9%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G B2 · B 52

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