Colour

#42BF43

#42BF43
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#42BF43 is a green with RGB values 66, 191, 67 and HSL 120°, 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 Limegreen.

Colour values

#42BF43#42BF43

HEX#42BF43

RGBrgb(66, 191, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.749, 0.2627

RGB percentages25.9%, 74.9%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(120.5, 49.4%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120.5, 65.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK65.4%, 0%, 64.9%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,374,339

CSS custom property--colour: #42BF43;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#BD40BC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C3AE34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A34Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Tritanopia#25BAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 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 text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3 Forest green · ΔE 20.9 Green · ΔE 23.4 Light green · ΔE 25.7 Yellow green · ΔE 26.8 Pale green · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BF42BE

Analogous#7FBF42, #42BF82

Triadic#4342BF, #BF4342

Split complementary#8242BF, #BF4280

Tetradic#427FBF, #BF42BE, #BF8242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAF3DB

Lighter +30%#B4E6B5

Lighter +20%#8ED98F

Lighter +10%#68CC69

Darker −10%#349A35

Darker −20%#277428

Darker −30%#1A4E1B

Darker −40%#0D280E

More saturated +25%#22DF24

Less saturated −25%#629F62

Channel breakdown

R66

G191

B67

Red66 (25.9%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue120.48°

Saturation (HSL)49.41%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G BF · B 43

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