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Colour

#42BD6F

  • #42BD6F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42BD6F is a green with RGB values 66, 189, 111 and HSL 142°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42BD6F#42BD6F
HEX#42BD6F
RGBrgb(66, 189, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7412, 0.4353
RGB percentages25.9%, 74.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(142, 48.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(142, 65.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK65.1%, 0%, 41.3%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,373,871
CSS custom property--colour: #42BD6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#BD4290

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDAE69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#03BAAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 7.1Light green · ΔE 20.1Sea green · ΔE 22.8Forest green · ΔE 23.7Pale green · ΔE 24.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD4290
Analogous#53BD42, #42BDAD
Triadic#6F42BD, #BD6F42
Split complementary#AD42BD, #BD4252
Tetradic#4252BD, #BD4290, #BDAC42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F2E2
Lighter +30%#B3E5C5
Lighter +20%#8ED7A9
Lighter +10%#68CA8C
Darker −10%#359759
Darker −20%#287143
Darker −30%#1A4C2C
Darker −40%#0D2616
More saturated +25%#22DD66
Less saturated −25%#629D78

Channel breakdown

R66
G189
B111
Red66 (25.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue141.95°
Saturation (HSL)48.24%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BD · B 6F

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