Colour

#42F486

#42F486
Green
Light
Nearest: Medium spring green

#42F486 is a green with RGB values 66, 244, 134 and HSL 143°, 89%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

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HEX#42F486

RGBrgb(66, 244, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9569, 0.5255

RGB percentages25.9%, 95.7%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(142.9, 89%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(142.9, 73%, 95.7%)

CMYK73%, 0%, 45.1%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,387,974

CSS custom property--colour: #42F486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.52:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#BD0B79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DF7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D18Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00F0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 8.7 Spring green · ΔE 11.8 Pale green · ΔE 20 Light green · ΔE 21.5 Limegreen · ΔE 24.8 Medium seagreen · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F442B0

Analogous#57F442, #42F4DF

Triadic#8642F4, #F48642

Split complementary#DF42F4, #F44257

Tetradic#4257F4, #F442B0, #F4DF42

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3FCE3

Lighter +20%#A2FAC4

Lighter +10%#72F7A5

Darker −10%#12F167

Darker −20%#0BC552

Darker −30%#09943E

Darker −40%#06642A

More saturated +25%#37FF83

Less saturated −25%#5BDB8C

Channel breakdown

R66

G244

B134

Red66 (25.9%)

Green244 (95.7%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue142.92°

Saturation (HSL)89%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 42 · G F4 · B 86

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