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Recognised as Colour

#42BB1D

  • #42BB1D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42BB1D is a green with RGB values 66, 187, 29 and HSL 106°, 73%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42BB1D#42BB1D
HEX#42BB1D
RGBrgb(66, 187, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7333, 0.1137
RGB percentages25.9%, 73.3%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(105.9, 73.1%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.9, 84.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK64.7%, 0%, 84.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,373,277
CSS custom property--colour: #42BB1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#BD44E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A033no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2FB59Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.3Yellow green · ΔE 24Green · ΔE 25.6Forest green · ΔE 26.1Spring green · ΔE 31.5Green yellow · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#961DBB
Analogous#91BB1D, #1DBB47
Triadic#1D42BB, #BB1D42
Split complementary#471DBB, #BB1D91
Tetradic#1D91BB, #961DBB, #BB471D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1F3B1
Lighter +30%#9DEC85
Lighter +20%#7AE559
Lighter +10%#56DE2D
Darker −10%#328F16
Darker −20%#23630F
Darker −30%#133708
Darker −40%#040A02
More saturated +25%#34D602
Less saturated −25%#50A038

Channel breakdown

R66
G187
B29
Red66 (25.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue105.95°
Saturation (HSL)73.15%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BB · B 1D

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