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Recognised as Colour

#42E27A

  • #42E27A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#42E27A is a green with RGB values 66, 226, 122 and HSL 141°, 73%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#42E27A#42E27A
HEX#42E27A
RGBrgb(66, 226, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8863, 0.4784
RGB percentages25.9%, 88.6%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(141, 73.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141, 70.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK70.8%, 0%, 46%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,383,354
CSS custom property--colour: #42E27A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#BD1D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CF72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0C181no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00DEC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 12.3Spring green · ΔE 17.9Light green · ΔE 18.2Pale green · ΔE 18.3Limegreen · ΔE 23.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E242AA
Analogous#5AE242, #42E2CA
Triadic#7A42E2, #E27A42
Split complementary#CA42E2, #E2425A
Tetradic#425AE2, #E242AA, #E2CA42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FDF6
Lighter +30%#C7F6D7
Lighter +20%#9AF0B8
Lighter +10%#6EE999
Darker −10%#20D15E
Darker −20%#19A54A
Darker −30%#127936
Darker −40%#0C4C22
More saturated +25%#27FD72
Less saturated −25%#5DC782

Channel breakdown

R66
G226
B122
Red66 (25.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue141°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G E2 · B 7A

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