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Recognised as Colour

#42BE00

  • #42BE00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42BE00 is a green with RGB values 66, 190, 0 and HSL 99°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42BE00#42BE00
HEX#42BE00
RGBrgb(66, 190, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7451, 0
RGB percentages25.9%, 74.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(99.2, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.2, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK65.3%, 0%, 100%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,374,016
CSS custom property--colour: #42BE00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#BD41FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2FB7A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.6Yellow green · ΔE 25Lawn green · ΔE 27.8Chartreuse · ΔE 29.1Green yellow · ΔE 29.2Green · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C00BE
Analogous#A1BE00, #00BE1D
Triadic#0042BE, #BE0042
Split complementary#1D00BE, #BE00A1
Tetradic#00A1BE, #7C00BE, #BE1D00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3FF8B
Lighter +30%#92FF58
Lighter +20%#71FF25
Lighter +10%#54F100
Darker −10%#308B00
Darker −20%#1F5800
Darker −30%#0D2500
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#42BE00
Less saturated −25%#49A618

Channel breakdown

R66
G190
B0
Red66 (25.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue99.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BE · B 00

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