Recognised as Colour

#42E529

#42E529
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#42E529 is a green with RGB values 66, 229, 41 and HSL 112°, 78%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42E529#42E529

HEX#42E529

RGBrgb(66, 229, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.898, 0.1608

RGB percentages25.9%, 89.8%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(112, 78.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112, 82.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK71.2%, 0%, 82.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,384,041

CSS custom property--colour: #42E529;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#BD1AD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBCF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D8C342no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0EDEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 13.8 Lawn green · ΔE 16.6 Chartreuse · ΔE 17.7 Lime · ΔE 19.4 Green yellow · ΔE 25.3 Spring green · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC29E5

Analogous#A0E529, #29E56E

Triadic#2942E5, #E52942

Split complementary#6E29E5, #E529A0

Tetradic#29A0E5, #CC29E5, #E56E29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3FBDF

Lighter +30%#BAF6B1

Lighter +20%#92F084

Lighter +10%#6AEB56

Darker −10%#2FC318

Darker −20%#249612

Darker −30%#19680D

Darker −40%#0E3B07

More saturated +25%#2FFF0F

Less saturated −25%#58C747

Channel breakdown

R66

G229

B41

Red66 (25.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue112.02°

Saturation (HSL)78.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G E5 · B 29

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Colour values

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