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Colour

#42E600

  • #42E600
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#42E600 is a green with RGB values 66, 230, 0 and HSL 103°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#42E600#42E600
HEX#42E600
RGBrgb(66, 230, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.902, 0
RGB percentages25.9%, 90.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(102.8, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.8, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK71.3%, 0%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,384,256
CSS custom property--colour: #42E600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#BD19FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC333no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Tritanopia#15DEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 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 text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 12.5Chartreuse · ΔE 13.6Lime · ΔE 15.2Limegreen · ΔE 19.4Green yellow · ΔE 24.6Spring green · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A400E6
Analogous#B5E600, #00E631
Triadic#0042E6, #E60042
Split complementary#3100E6, #E600B5
Tetradic#00B5E6, #A400E6, #E63100

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9FFB3
Lighter +30%#A4FF80
Lighter +20%#80FF4D
Lighter +10%#5CFF1A
Darker −10%#33B300
Darker −20%#258000
Darker −30%#164D00
Darker −40%#071A00
More saturated +25%#42E600
Less saturated −25%#4EC91D

Channel breakdown

R66
G230
B0
Red66 (25.9%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue102.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G E6 · B 00

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