Colour

#42E420

#42E420
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#42E420 is a green with RGB values 66, 228, 32 and HSL 110°, 78%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42E420#42E420

HEX#42E420

RGBrgb(66, 228, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.8941, 0.1255

RGB percentages25.9%, 89.4%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(109.6, 78.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(109.6, 86%, 89.4%)

CMYK71.1%, 0%, 86%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,383,776

CSS custom property--colour: #42E420;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#BD1BDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C23Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#12DDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 15 Lawn green · ΔE 15.4 Chartreuse · ΔE 16.6 Lime · ΔE 18.5 Green yellow · ΔE 24.9 Spring green · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C220E4

Analogous#A4E420, #20E460

Triadic#2042E4, #E42042

Split complementary#6020E4, #E420A4

Tetradic#20A4E4, #C220E4, #E46020

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCFAD6

Lighter +30%#B6F5A8

Lighter +20%#8FEF7B

Lighter +10%#69EA4D

Darker −10%#33BA17

Darker −20%#278D11

Darker −30%#1A5F0C

Darker −40%#0E3206

More saturated +25%#30FF05

Less saturated −25%#56C53F

Channel breakdown

R66

G228

B32

Red66 (25.9%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue109.59°

Saturation (HSL)78.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G E4 · B 20

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