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Colour

#42DD71

  • #42DD71
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#42DD71 is a green with RGB values 66, 221, 113 and HSL 138°, 70%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#42DD71#42DD71
HEX#42DD71
RGBrgb(66, 221, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8667, 0.4431
RGB percentages25.9%, 86.7%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(138.2, 69.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.2, 70.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK70.1%, 0%, 48.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,382,065
CSS custom property--colour: #42DD71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#BD228E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFCA68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBD79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 14.8Spring green · ΔE 18.1Light green · ΔE 18.9Pale green · ΔE 19.2Limegreen · ΔE 21.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD42AE
Analogous#61DD42, #42DDBF
Triadic#7142DD, #DD7142
Split complementary#BF42DD, #DD4260
Tetradic#4260DD, #DD42AE, #DDBF42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFFCF3
Lighter +30%#C4F4D2
Lighter +20%#98EDB2
Lighter +10%#6DE591
Darker −10%#24C856
Darker −20%#1C9D43
Darker −30%#147231
Darker −40%#0D461E
More saturated +25%#26F966
Less saturated −25%#5EC17C

Channel breakdown

R66
G221
B113
Red66 (25.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue138.19°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G DD · B 71

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