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Recognised as Colour

#42DA2D

  • #42DA2D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42DA2D is a green with RGB values 66, 218, 45 and HSL 113°, 70%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42DA2D#42DA2D
HEX#42DA2D
RGBrgb(66, 218, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8549, 0.1765
RGB percentages25.9%, 85.5%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(112.7, 70%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.7, 79.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK69.7%, 0%, 79.4%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,381,229
CSS custom property--colour: #42DA2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.3:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#BD25D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEB942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Tritanopia#19D3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.5Lawn green · ΔE 21.3Chartreuse · ΔE 22.6Spring green · ΔE 24.6Lime · ΔE 25.8Green yellow · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C52DDA
Analogous#98DA2D, #2DDA6F
Triadic#2D42DA, #DA2D42
Split complementary#6F2DDA, #DA2D98
Tetradic#2D98DA, #C52DDA, #DA6F2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEF9DA
Lighter +30%#B7F1AF
Lighter +20%#90E984
Lighter +10%#69E258
Darker −10%#32B420
Darker −20%#268918
Darker −30%#1A5E10
Darker −40%#0E3209
More saturated +25%#2BF90E
Less saturated −25%#59BB4C

Channel breakdown

R66
G218
B45
Red66 (25.9%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue112.72°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G DA · B 2D

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