Colour

#42CE42

#42CE42
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#42CE42 is a green with RGB values 66, 206, 66 and HSL 120°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42CE42#42CE42

HEX#42CE42

RGBrgb(66, 206, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8078, 0.2588

RGB percentages25.9%, 80.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(120, 58.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 68%, 80.8%)

CMYK68%, 0%, 68%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,378,178

CSS custom property--colour: #42CE42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#BD31BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BB2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2B04Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Tritanopia#1CC8B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 6.2 Spring green · ΔE 22.3 Yellow green · ΔE 27.6 Medium spring green · ΔE 28.7 Forest green · ΔE 29 Light green · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 6.2, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CE42CE

Analogous#88CE42, #42CE88

Triadic#4242CE, #CE4242

Split complementary#8842CE, #CE4288

Tetradic#4288CE, #CE42CE, #CE8842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E4F8E4

Lighter +30%#BCEEBC

Lighter +20%#93E393

Lighter +10%#6AD96A

Darker −10%#2DB02D

Darker −20%#238723

Darker −30%#185F18

Darker −40%#0E360E

More saturated +25%#24EC24

Less saturated −25%#60B060

Channel breakdown

R66

G206

B66

Red66 (25.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G CE · B 42

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