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Recognised as Colour

#42C511

  • #42C511
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42C511 is a green with RGB values 66, 197, 17 and HSL 104°, 84%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42C511#42C511
HEX#42C511
RGBrgb(66, 197, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7725, 0.0667
RGB percentages25.9%, 77.3%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(103.7, 84.1%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.7, 91.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK66.5%, 0%, 91.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,375,825
CSS custom property--colour: #42C511;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#BD3AEE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA82Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2BBEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.5Lawn green · ΔE 25.9Yellow green · ΔE 26.2Chartreuse · ΔE 27.2Green yellow · ΔE 28.2Spring green · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9411C5
Analogous#9CC511, #11C53A
Triadic#1142C5, #C51142
Split complementary#3A11C5, #C5119C
Tetradic#119CC5, #9411C5, #C53A11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFF8AA
Lighter +30%#9CF47B
Lighter +20%#79F04C
Lighter +10%#56EC1D
Darker −10%#32960D
Darker −20%#236709
Darker −30%#133805
Darker −40%#030901
More saturated +25%#3AD600
Less saturated −25%#4EAA2C

Channel breakdown

R66
G197
B17
Red66 (25.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue103.67°
Saturation (HSL)84.11%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G C5 · B 11

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