Recognised as Colour

#42DC09

#42DC09
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#42DC09 is a green with RGB values 66, 220, 9 and HSL 104°, 92%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42DC09#42DC09

HEX#42DC09

RGBrgb(66, 220, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8627, 0.0353

RGB percentages25.9%, 86.3%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(103.8, 92.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.8, 95.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK70%, 0%, 95.9%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,381,705

CSS custom property--colour: #42DC09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#BD23F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D1BB33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Tritanopia#1ED5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.3 Lawn green · ΔE 15.8 Chartreuse · ΔE 17 Lime · ΔE 20.5 Green yellow · ΔE 24.5 Spring green · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A309DC

Analogous#ABDC09, #09DC3A

Triadic#0942DC, #DC0942

Split complementary#3A09DC, #DC09AB

Tetradic#09ABDC, #A309DC, #DC3A09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C8FCB5

Lighter +30%#A4FA84

Lighter +20%#80F853

Lighter +10%#5BF622

Darker −10%#33AB07

Darker −20%#257A05

Darker −30%#164903

Darker −40%#071801

More saturated +25%#3EE500

Less saturated −25%#4FBF26

Channel breakdown

R66

G220

Red66 (25.9%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue103.79°

Saturation (HSL)92.14%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G DC · B 09

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