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Colour

#42BE6D

  • #42BE6D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42BE6D is a green with RGB values 66, 190, 109 and HSL 141°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42BE6D#42BE6D
HEX#42BE6D
RGBrgb(66, 190, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7451, 0.4275
RGB percentages25.9%, 74.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(140.8, 48.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140.8, 65.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK65.3%, 0%, 42.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,374,125
CSS custom property--colour: #42BE6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#BD4192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAF67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA472no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#05BBAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 8.6Light green · ΔE 19.6Forest green · ΔE 23.1Pale green · ΔE 23.5Sea green · ΔE 24Medium spring green · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 8.6, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE4293
Analogous#55BE42, #42BEAB
Triadic#6D42BE, #BE6D42
Split complementary#AB42BE, #BE4255
Tetradic#4255BE, #BE4293, #BEAB42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF2E2
Lighter +30%#B4E5C5
Lighter +20%#8ED8A8
Lighter +10%#68CB8A
Darker −10%#349957
Darker −20%#277341
Darker −30%#1A4D2C
Darker −40%#0D2716
More saturated +25%#22DE63
Less saturated −25%#629E77

Channel breakdown

R66
G190
B109
Red66 (25.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue140.81°
Saturation (HSL)48.82%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BE · B 6D

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