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Recognised as Colour

#42FB73

  • #42FB73
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#42FB73 is a green with RGB values 66, 251, 115 and HSL 136°, 96%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#42FB73#42FB73
HEX#42FB73
RGBrgb(66, 251, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.9843, 0.451
RGB percentages25.9%, 98.4%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(135.9, 95.9%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.9, 73.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK73.7%, 0%, 54.2%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,389,747
CSS custom property--colour: #42FB73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#BD048C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEE566no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D67Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00F6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 6.4Limegreen · ΔE 18.8Medium spring green · ΔE 19.4Pale green · ΔE 27.9Light green · ΔE 30.2Lawn green · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FB42CA
Analogous#6EFB42, #42FBCF
Triadic#7342FB, #FB7342
Split complementary#CF42FB, #FB426E
Tetradic#426EFB, #FB42CA, #FBCF42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8FEE2
Lighter +20%#A6FDBD
Lighter +10%#74FC98
Darker −10%#10FA4E
Darker −20%#04D33B
Darker −30%#03A12D
Darker −40%#026F1F
More saturated +25%#3EFF71
Less saturated −25%#5AE37E

Channel breakdown

R66
G251
B115
Red66 (25.9%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue135.89°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G FB · B 73

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