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Colour

#42C162

  • #42C162
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42C162 is a green with RGB values 66, 193, 98 and HSL 135°, 51%, 51%. 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

#42C162#42C162
HEX#42C162
RGBrgb(66, 193, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7569, 0.3843
RGB percentages25.9%, 75.7%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(135.1, 50.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.1, 65.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK65.8%, 0%, 49.2%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,374,882
CSS custom property--colour: #42C162;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#BD3E9D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3B15Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A669no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#11BDABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.6Light green · ΔE 19.1Forest green · ΔE 21.1Pale green · ΔE 22.2Medium spring green · ΔE 24.2Green · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C142A1
Analogous#62C142, #42C1A1
Triadic#6242C1, #C16242
Split complementary#A142C1, #C14262
Tetradic#4262C1, #C142A1, #C1A142

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF3E2
Lighter +30%#B5E7C2
Lighter +20%#8FDAA2
Lighter +10%#68CE82
Darker −10%#339D4E
Darker −20%#27763B
Darker −30%#1A5028
Darker −40%#0E2915
More saturated +25%#23E052
Less saturated −25%#61A272

Channel breakdown

R66
G193
B98
Red66 (25.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue135.12°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G C1 · B 62

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