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Colour

#42CF42

  • #42CF42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42CF42 is a green with RGB values 66, 207, 66 and HSL 120°, 59%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42CF42#42CF42
HEX#42CF42
RGBrgb(66, 207, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8118, 0.2588
RGB percentages25.9%, 81.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(120, 59.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 68.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK68.1%, 0%, 68.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,378,434
CSS custom property--colour: #42CF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.24:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#BD30BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BC2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3B14Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1BC9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 5.8Spring green · ΔE 22.1Yellow green · ΔE 27.8Medium spring green · ΔE 28.8Light green · ΔE 29.4Pale green · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF42CF
Analogous#89CF42, #42CF89
Triadic#4242CF, #CF4242
Split complementary#8942CF, #CF4289
Tetradic#4289CF, #CF42CF, #CF8942

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F8E5
Lighter +30%#BCEEBC
Lighter +20%#93E493
Lighter +10%#6BD96B
Darker −10%#2DB12D
Darker −20%#238823
Darker −30%#186018
Darker −40%#0E370E
More saturated +25%#24ED24
Less saturated −25%#60B160

Channel breakdown

R66
G207
B66
Red66 (25.9%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)59.49%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G CF · B 42

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