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Recognised as Colour

#42E80C

  • #42E80C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#42E80C is a green with RGB values 66, 232, 12 and HSL 105°, 90%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#42E80C#42E80C
HEX#42E80C
RGBrgb(66, 232, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9098, 0.0471
RGB percentages25.9%, 91%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(105.3, 90.2%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.3, 94.8%, 91%)
CMYK71.6%, 0%, 94.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,384,780
CSS custom property--colour: #42E80C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#BD17F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC537no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#11E0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 12.7Chartreuse · ΔE 13.7Lime · ΔE 14.8Limegreen · ΔE 19.3Green yellow · ΔE 24.8Spring green · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B20CE8
Analogous#B0E80C, #0CE844
Triadic#0C42E8, #E80C42
Split complementary#440CE8, #E80CB0
Tetradic#0CB0E8, #B20CE8, #E8440C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2FCC4
Lighter +30%#ADF994
Lighter +20%#87F763
Lighter +10%#62F433
Darker −10%#34B809
Darker −20%#268707
Darker −30%#195704
Darker −40%#0B2602
More saturated +25%#3CF400
Less saturated −25%#52C92A

Channel breakdown

R66
G232
B12
Red66 (25.9%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue105.27°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G E8 · B 0C

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