Colour

#42CE6D

#42CE6D
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#42CE6D is a green with RGB values 66, 206, 109 and HSL 138°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#42CE6D

RGBrgb(66, 206, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8078, 0.4275

RGB percentages25.9%, 80.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(138.4, 58.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(138.4, 68%, 80.8%)

CMYK68%, 0%, 47.1%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,378,221

CSS custom property--colour: #42CE6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#BD3192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CFBD65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00CAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 17.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6 Medium spring green · ΔE 19.2 Pale green · ΔE 19.6 Limegreen · ΔE 25.6 Spring green · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE42A3

Analogous#5DCE42, #42CEB3

Triadic#6D42CE, #CE6D42

Split complementary#B342CE, #CE425D

Tetradic#425DCE, #CE42A3, #CEB342

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4F8EA

Lighter +30%#BCEECB

Lighter +20%#93E3AC

Lighter +10%#6AD98C

Darker −10%#2DB055

Darker −20%#238742

Darker −30%#185F2E

Darker −40%#0E361A

More saturated +25%#24EC62

Less saturated −25%#60B078

Channel breakdown

R66

G206

B109

Red66 (25.9%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue138.43°

Saturation (HSL)58.82%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G CE · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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