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Colour

#42BF77

  • #42BF77
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42BF77 is a green with RGB values 66, 191, 119 and HSL 145°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42BF77#42BF77
HEX#42BF77
RGBrgb(66, 191, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.749, 0.4667
RGB percentages25.9%, 74.9%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(145.4, 49.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.4, 65.4%, 74.9%)
CMYK65.4%, 0%, 37.7%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,374,391
CSS custom property--colour: #42BF77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#BD4088

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFB072no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA57Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#00BDADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 5.2Light green · ΔE 20.6Sea green · ΔE 21.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.9Pale green · ΔE 24.7Forest green · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF428A
Analogous#4CBF42, #42BFB6
Triadic#7742BF, #BF7742
Split complementary#B642BF, #BF424B
Tetradic#424BBF, #BF428A, #BFB542

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAF3E5
Lighter +30%#B4E6C9
Lighter +20%#8ED9AE
Lighter +10%#68CC92
Darker −10%#349A5F
Darker −20%#277448
Darker −30%#1A4E30
Darker −40%#0D2819
More saturated +25%#22DF72
Less saturated −25%#629F7C

Channel breakdown

R66
G191
B119
Red66 (25.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue145.44°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G BF · B 77

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