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Colour

#42BF41

  • #42BF41
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42BF41 is a green with RGB values 66, 191, 65 and HSL 120°, 50%, 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 Limegreen.

Colour values

#42BF41#42BF41
HEX#42BF41
RGBrgb(66, 191, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.749, 0.2549
RGB percentages25.9%, 74.9%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(119.5, 49.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.5, 66%, 74.9%)
CMYK65.4%, 0%, 66%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,374,337
CSS custom property--colour: #42BF41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#BD40BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AE31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A34Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#26BAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 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 text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.6Forest green · ΔE 21.2Green · ΔE 23.5Light green · ΔE 26.3Yellow green · ΔE 26.5Spring green · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE41BF
Analogous#81BF41, #41BF7F
Triadic#4142BF, #BF4142
Split complementary#7F41BF, #BF4181
Tetradic#4181BF, #BE41BF, #BF7F41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF2DA
Lighter +30%#B4E6B3
Lighter +20%#8ED98D
Lighter +10%#68CC67
Darker −10%#349934
Darker −20%#277327
Darker −30%#1A4D1A
Darker −40%#0D270D
More saturated +25%#23DF21
Less saturated −25%#619F61

Channel breakdown

R66
G191
B65
Red66 (25.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue119.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BF · B 41

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