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Recognised as Colour

#42E55F

  • #42E55F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42E55F is a green with RGB values 66, 229, 95 and HSL 131°, 76%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42E55F#42E55F
HEX#42E55F
RGBrgb(66, 229, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.898, 0.3725
RGB percentages25.9%, 89.8%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(130.7, 75.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.7, 71.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK71.2%, 0%, 58.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,384,095
CSS custom property--colour: #42E55F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#BD1AA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D051no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C36Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#00E0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 12.1Spring green · ΔE 13Medium spring green · ΔE 21.3Pale green · ΔE 26.2Light green · ΔE 27.3Yellow green · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E542C8
Analogous#77E542, #42E5B0
Triadic#5F42E5, #E55F42
Split complementary#B042E5, #E54277
Tetradic#4277E5, #E542C8, #E5B142

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5FEF7
Lighter +30%#C8F8D1
Lighter +20%#9CF1AB
Lighter +10%#6FEB85
Darker −10%#1ED63E
Darker −20%#17AA31
Darker −30%#117D24
Darker −40%#0B5017
More saturated +25%#28FF4E
Less saturated −25%#5DCA70

Channel breakdown

R66
G229
B95
Red66 (25.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue130.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.81%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G E5 · B 5F

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