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Colour

#42FA9C

  • #42FA9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium spring green

#42FA9C is a green with RGB values 66, 250, 156 and HSL 149°, 95%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.

Colour values

#42FA9C#42FA9C
HEX#42FA9C
RGBrgb(66, 250, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9804, 0.6118
RGB percentages25.9%, 98%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(149.3, 94.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(149.3, 73.6%, 98%)
CMYK73.6%, 0%, 37.6%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,389,532
CSS custom property--colour: #42FA9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#BD0563

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3D6A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00F8E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium spring green · ΔE 4.9Spring green · ΔE 18.4Pale green · ΔE 18.8Light green · ΔE 20.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.8Aquamarine · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium spring green (#00FA9A)ΔE 4.87, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA42A0
Analogous#44FA42, #42FAF8
Triadic#9C42FA, #FA9C42
Split complementary#F842FA, #FA4244
Tetradic#4244FA, #FA42A0, #FAF842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7FEEA
Lighter +20%#A5FDD0
Lighter +10%#74FBB6
Darker −10%#10F982
Darker −20%#06D069
Darker −30%#049F50
Darker −40%#036D37
More saturated +25%#3DFF9C
Less saturated −25%#5AE29D

Channel breakdown

R66
G250
B156
Red66 (25.9%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue149.35°
Saturation (HSL)94.85%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G FA · B 9C

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