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Recognised as Colour

#42FF70

  • #42FF70
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#42FF70 is a green with RGB values 66, 255, 112 and HSL 135°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#42FF70#42FF70
HEX#42FF70
RGBrgb(66, 255, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 1, 0.4392
RGB percentages25.9%, 100%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(134.6, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.6, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK74.1%, 0%, 56.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,390,768
CSS custom property--colour: #42FF70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.77:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#BD008F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE862no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDD97Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00F9DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 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 text15.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 7.9Limegreen · ΔE 19.1Medium spring green · ΔE 22.4Pale green · ΔE 30.6Lime · ΔE 31.1Lawn green · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF42D1
Analogous#73FF42, #42FFCE
Triadic#7042FF, #FF7042
Split complementary#CE42FF, #FF4273
Tetradic#4273FF, #FF42D1, #FFCE42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBFFE4
Lighter +20%#A8FFBD
Lighter +10%#75FF97
Darker −10%#0FFF49
Darker −20%#00DB35
Darker −30%#00A829
Darker −40%#00751C
More saturated +25%#42FF70
Less saturated −25%#5AE77C

Channel breakdown

R66
G255
B112
Red66 (25.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue134.6°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G FF · B 70

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