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Recognised as Colour

#42B904

  • #42B904
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42B904 is a green with RGB values 66, 185, 4 and HSL 99°, 96%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42B904#42B904
HEX#42B904
RGBrgb(66, 185, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7255, 0.0157
RGB percentages25.9%, 72.5%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(99.4, 95.8%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.4, 97.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK64.3%, 0%, 97.8%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,372,740
CSS custom property--colour: #42B904;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#BD46FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19E28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#31B29Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 10.6Yellow green · ΔE 24Green · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 28.2Lawn green · ΔE 30.5Green yellow · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B04B9
Analogous#9DB904, #04B920
Triadic#0442B9, #B90442
Split complementary#2104B9, #B9049C
Tetradic#049CB9, #7B04B9, #B92004

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3FD8C
Lighter +30%#92FB5B
Lighter +20%#70FA29
Lighter +10%#54EB05
Darker −10%#308703
Darker −20%#1E5502
Darker −30%#0D2301
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#41BD00
Less saturated −25%#49A11C

Channel breakdown

R66
G185
B4
Red66 (25.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue99.45°
Saturation (HSL)95.77%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G B9 · B 04

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