Colour

#42E542

#42E542
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#42E542 is a green with RGB values 66, 229, 66 and HSL 120°, 76%, 58%. 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

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HEX#42E542

RGBrgb(66, 229, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.898, 0.2588

RGB percentages25.9%, 89.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(120, 75.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 71.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK71.2%, 0%, 71.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,384,066

CSS custom property--colour: #42E542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.52:1

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

Contrast with black12.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#BD1ABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD026no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C353no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#00DEC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 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 text12.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.1 Spring green · ΔE 19.7 Lawn green · ΔE 22.8 Chartreuse · ΔE 23.9 Lime · ΔE 25.6 Green yellow · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E542E5

Analogous#94E542, #42E594

Triadic#4242E5, #E54242

Split complementary#9442E5, #E54294

Tetradic#4294E5, #E542E5, #E59442

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FEF5

Lighter +30%#C8F8C8

Lighter +20%#9CF19C

Lighter +10%#6FEB6F

Darker −10%#1ED61E

Darker −20%#17AA17

Darker −30%#117D11

Darker −40%#0B500B

More saturated +25%#28FF28

Less saturated −25%#5DCA5D

Channel breakdown

R66

G229

B66

Red66 (25.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)75.81%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G E5 · B 42

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