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Recognised as Colour

#42E942

  • #42E942
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42E942 is a green with RGB values 66, 233, 66 and HSL 120°, 79%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42E942#42E942
HEX#42E942
RGBrgb(66, 233, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9137, 0.2588
RGB percentages25.9%, 91.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(120, 79.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 71.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK71.7%, 0%, 71.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,385,090
CSS custom property--colour: #42E942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#BD16BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED324no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 11.1Spring green · ΔE 20Lawn green · ΔE 21.4Chartreuse · ΔE 22.5Lime · ΔE 23.6Green yellow · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E942E9
Analogous#96E942, #42E996
Triadic#4242E9, #E94242
Split complementary#9642E9, #E94296
Tetradic#4296E9, #E942E9, #E99642

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FEF9
Lighter +30%#CBF9CB
Lighter +20%#9DF49D
Lighter +10%#70EE70
Darker −10%#1ADE1A
Darker −20%#15B015
Darker −30%#0F830F
Darker −40%#0A550A
More saturated +25%#2CFF2C
Less saturated −25%#5CCF5C

Channel breakdown

R66
G233
B66
Red66 (25.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)79.15%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G E9 · B 42

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