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Recognised as Colour

#42F454

  • #42F454
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#42F454 is a green with RGB values 66, 244, 84 and HSL 126°, 89%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#42F454#42F454
HEX#42F454
RGBrgb(66, 244, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9569, 0.3294
RGB percentages25.9%, 95.7%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(126.1, 89%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(126.1, 73%, 95.7%)
CMYK73%, 0%, 65.6%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,387,924
CSS custom property--colour: #42F454;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#BD0BAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8DD3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4D063no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Tritanopia#00EDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 14.4Spring green · ΔE 15.8Lawn green · ΔE 23.9Lime · ΔE 24.4Chartreuse · ΔE 24.8Green yellow · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F442E2
Analogous#89F442, #42F4AD
Triadic#5442F4, #F45442
Split complementary#AD42F4, #F44289
Tetradic#4289F4, #F442E2, #F4AD42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3FCD7
Lighter +20%#A2FAAB
Lighter +10%#72F780
Darker −10%#12F128
Darker −20%#0BC51E
Darker −30%#099417
Darker −40%#06640F
More saturated +25%#37FF4B
Less saturated −25%#5BDB68

Channel breakdown

R66
G244
B84
Red66 (25.9%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue126.07°
Saturation (HSL)89%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G F4 · B 54

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