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Recognised as Colour

#42FF6A

  • #42FF6A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#42FF6A is a green with RGB values 66, 255, 106 and HSL 133°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#42FF6A#42FF6A
HEX#42FF6A
RGBrgb(66, 255, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 1, 0.4157
RGB percentages25.9%, 100%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(132.7, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.7, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK74.1%, 0%, 58.4%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,390,762
CSS custom property--colour: #42FF6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73719WCAG 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 15.74:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#BD0095

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE85Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD976no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00F9DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 10.2Limegreen · ΔE 18.6Medium spring green · ΔE 25Lime · ΔE 28.4Lawn green · ΔE 28.8Chartreuse · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF42D7
Analogous#78FF42, #42FFC9
Triadic#6A42FF, #FF6A42
Split complementary#C942FF, #FF4278
Tetradic#4278FF, #FF42D7, #FFC942

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBFFE3
Lighter +20%#A8FFBA
Lighter +10%#75FF92
Darker −10%#0FFF42
Darker −20%#00DB2E
Darker −30%#00A824
Darker −40%#007519
More saturated +25%#42FF6A
Less saturated −25%#5AE778

Channel breakdown

R66
G255
B106
Red66 (25.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue132.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G FF · B 6A

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