Colour

#42E729

#42E729
Green
Light
Nearest: Limegreen

#42E729 is a green with RGB values 66, 231, 41 and HSL 112°, 80%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#42E729

RGBrgb(66, 231, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9059, 0.1608

RGB percentages25.9%, 90.6%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(112.1, 79.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112.1, 82.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK71.4%, 0%, 82.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,384,553

CSS custom property--colour: #42E729;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#BD18D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC442no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0AE0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.8 Lawn green · ΔE 16 Chartreuse · ΔE 17.1 Lime · ΔE 18.4 Green yellow · ΔE 25.3 Spring green · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE29E7

Analogous#A1E729, #29E76F

Triadic#2942E7, #E72942

Split complementary#6F29E7, #E729A1

Tetradic#29A1E7, #CE29E7, #E76F29

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4FCE0

Lighter +30%#BCF6B3

Lighter +20%#93F185

Lighter +10%#6AEC57

Darker −10%#2DC716

Darker −20%#239911

Darker −30%#186B0C

Darker −40%#0E3D07

More saturated +25%#30FF11

Less saturated −25%#58C947

Channel breakdown

R66

G231

B41

Red66 (25.9%)

Green231 (90.6%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue112.11°

Saturation (HSL)79.83%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G E7 · B 29

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Colour values

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