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Recognised as Colour

#42C77A

  • #42C77A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42C77A is a green with RGB values 66, 199, 122 and HSL 145°, 54%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42C77A#42C77A
HEX#42C77A
RGBrgb(66, 199, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.7804, 0.4784
RGB percentages25.9%, 78%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(145.3, 54.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.3, 66.8%, 78%)
CMYK66.8%, 0%, 38.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,376,442
CSS custom property--colour: #42C77A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#BD3885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B775no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AB7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 9.2Light green · ΔE 18.4Pale green · ΔE 22.1Medium spring green · ΔE 23.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.2Sea green · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7428F
Analogous#4CC742, #42C7BD
Triadic#7A42C7, #C77A42
Split complementary#BD42C7, #C7424C
Tetradic#424CC7, #C7428F, #C7BD42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF6E9
Lighter +30%#B8EACD
Lighter +20%#91DEB1
Lighter +10%#69D396
Darker −10%#31A562
Darker −20%#257E4B
Darker −30%#1A5633
Darker −40%#0E2F1C
More saturated +25%#23E675
Less saturated −25%#61A87F

Channel breakdown

R66
G199
B122
Red66 (25.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue145.26°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G C7 · B 7A

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