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Colour

#42D02E

  • #42D02E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42D02E is a green with RGB values 66, 208, 46 and HSL 113°, 64%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42D02E#42D02E
HEX#42D02E
RGBrgb(66, 208, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8157, 0.1804
RGB percentages25.9%, 81.6%, 18%
HSLhsl(112.6, 63.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.6, 77.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK68.3%, 0%, 77.9%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,378,670
CSS custom property--colour: #42D02E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#BD2FD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B141no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#21C9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 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 text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 3.2Spring green · ΔE 25.1Lawn green · ΔE 25.9Chartreuse · ΔE 27.1Yellow green · ΔE 27.9Green yellow · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 3.22, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC2ED0
Analogous#93D02E, #2ED06B
Triadic#2E42D0, #D02E42
Split complementary#6B2ED0, #D02E93
Tetradic#2E93D0, #BC2ED0, #D06B2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F6D4
Lighter +30%#B3ECAB
Lighter +20%#8DE381
Lighter +10%#67DA57
Darker −10%#35A625
Darker −20%#277C1C
Darker −30%#1A5312
Darker −40%#0D2909
More saturated +25%#2AF00E
Less saturated −25%#5AB04E

Channel breakdown

R66
G208
B46
Red66 (25.9%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue112.59°
Saturation (HSL)63.78%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G D0 · B 2E

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