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Recognised as Colour

#42DA2F

  • #42DA2F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42DA2F is a green with RGB values 66, 218, 47 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

#42DA2F#42DA2F
HEX#42DA2F
RGBrgb(66, 218, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8549, 0.1843
RGB percentages25.9%, 85.5%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(113.3, 69.8%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.3, 78.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK69.7%, 0%, 78.4%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,381,231
CSS custom property--colour: #42DA2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51506WCAG 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#BD25D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBA44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Tritanopia#19D3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 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 7Lawn green · ΔE 21.8Chartreuse · ΔE 23Spring green · ΔE 24.2Lime · ΔE 26.3Green yellow · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C72FDA
Analogous#98DA2F, #2FDA71
Triadic#2F42DA, #DA2F42
Split complementary#712FDA, #DA2F98
Tetradic#2F98DA, #C72FDA, #DA712F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF9DC
Lighter +30%#B8F1B1
Lighter +20%#91E986
Lighter +10%#69E25A
Darker −10%#31B620
Darker −20%#258A19
Darker −30%#1A5F11
Darker −40%#0E3409
More saturated +25%#2AF910
Less saturated −25%#5ABB4E

Channel breakdown

R66
G218
B47
Red66 (25.9%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue113.33°
Saturation (HSL)69.8%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G DA · B 2F

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