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Recognised as Colour

#42CD74

  • #42CD74
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium seagreen

#42CD74 is a green with RGB values 66, 205, 116 and HSL 142°, 58%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium seagreen.

Colour values

#42CD74#42CD74
HEX#42CD74
RGBrgb(66, 205, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8039, 0.4549
RGB percentages25.9%, 80.4%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(141.6, 58.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.6, 67.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK67.8%, 0%, 43.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,377,972
CSS custom property--colour: #42CD74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#BD328B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEBC6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB07Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Tritanopia#00CAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium seagreen · ΔE 15.1Light green · ΔE 16.8Pale green · ΔE 19.7Medium spring green · ΔE 19.7Forest green · ΔE 26.6Spring green · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium seagreen (#3CB371)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD429B
Analogous#56CD42, #42CDBA
Triadic#7442CD, #CD7442
Split complementary#BA42CD, #CD4255
Tetradic#4256CD, #CD429B, #CDBA42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F8EB
Lighter +30%#BBEDCD
Lighter +20%#93E2AF
Lighter +10%#6AD892
Darker −10%#2EAE5C
Darker −20%#238647
Darker −30%#195D31
Darker −40%#0E351C
More saturated +25%#24EB6C
Less saturated −25%#60AF7C

Channel breakdown

R66
G205
B116
Red66 (25.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue141.58°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G CD · B 74

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