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Colour

#42D620

  • #42D620
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42D620 is a green with RGB values 66, 214, 32 and HSL 109°, 74%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42D620#42D620
HEX#42D620
RGBrgb(66, 214, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8392, 0.1255
RGB percentages25.9%, 83.9%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(108.8, 74%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.8, 85%, 83.9%)
CMYK69.2%, 0%, 85%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,380,192
CSS custom property--colour: #42D620;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#BD29DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#20CFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.6Lawn green · ΔE 20.4Chartreuse · ΔE 21.7Lime · ΔE 25.6Green yellow · ΔE 25.9Spring green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B420D6
Analogous#9DD620, #20D659
Triadic#2042D6, #D62042
Split complementary#5920D6, #D6209D
Tetradic#209DD6, #B420D6, #D65920

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3F7CB
Lighter +30%#AEF19E
Lighter +20%#88EA72
Lighter +10%#63E346
Darker −10%#34AA19
Darker −20%#277D13
Darker −30%#19510C
Darker −40%#0B2505
More saturated +25%#2FF501
Less saturated −25%#55B73F

Channel breakdown

R66
G214
B32
Red66 (25.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue108.79°
Saturation (HSL)73.98%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G D6 · B 20

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