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Recognised as Colour

#42B46B

  • #42B46B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42B46B is a green with RGB values 66, 180, 107 and HSL 142°, 46%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42B46B#42B46B
HEX#42B46B
RGBrgb(66, 180, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7059, 0.4196
RGB percentages25.9%, 70.6%, 42%
HSLhsl(141.6, 46.3%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.6, 63.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK63.3%, 0%, 40.6%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,371,563
CSS custom property--colour: #42B46B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#BD4B94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4A666no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#14B1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 3.7Sea green · ΔE 18.5Forest green · ΔE 22.7Light green · ΔE 22.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.4Pale green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 3.74, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4428B
Analogous#52B442, #42B4A4
Triadic#6B42B4, #B46B42
Split complementary#A442B4, #B44252
Tetradic#4252B4, #B4428B, #B4A442

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3EFDD
Lighter +30%#AEE1C0
Lighter +20%#88D4A3
Lighter +10%#63C687
Darker −10%#348F55
Darker −20%#27693F
Darker −30%#194428
Darker −40%#0B1F12
More saturated +25%#23D362
Less saturated −25%#619574

Channel breakdown

R66
G180
B107
Red66 (25.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue141.58°
Saturation (HSL)46.34%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G B4 · B 6B

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