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Recognised as Colour

#42C030

  • #42C030
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42C030 is a green with RGB values 66, 192, 48 and HSL 113°, 60%, 47%. 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

#42C030#42C030
HEX#42C030
RGBrgb(66, 192, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7529, 0.1882
RGB percentages25.9%, 75.3%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(112.5, 60%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.5, 75%, 75.3%)
CMYK65.6%, 0%, 75%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,374,576
CSS custom property--colour: #42C030;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39071WCAG 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 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#BD3FCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AE11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A440no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2ABAA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 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 text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.4Yellow green · ΔE 24.9Forest green · ΔE 25Green · ΔE 25.6Spring green · ΔE 28.2Light green · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE30C0
Analogous#8AC030, #30C066
Triadic#3042C0, #C03042
Split complementary#6630C0, #C0308A
Tetradic#308AC0, #AE30C0, #C06630

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFF2CA
Lighter +30%#AAE8A1
Lighter +20%#85DD79
Lighter +10%#60D350
Darker −10%#349726
Darker −20%#266E1C
Darker −30%#184611
Darker −40%#0A1D07
More saturated +25%#2CDE12
Less saturated −25%#59A24E

Channel breakdown

R66
G192
B48
Red66 (25.9%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue112.5°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G C0 · B 30

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