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#42D00A

#42d00a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42d00a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 81.57% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.19% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 103.03°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.4629

Complementary

  1. #42d00a
  2. #980ad0

Split complementary

  1. #42d00a
  2. #350ad0
  3. #d00aa5

Analogous

  1. #a5d00a
  2. #42d00a
  3. #0ad035

Triadic

  1. #42d00a
  2. #0a42d0
  3. #d00a42

Tetradic

  1. #42d00a
  2. #0ad098
  3. #980ad0
  4. #d00a42

Square

  1. #42d00a
  2. #0aa5d0
  3. #980ad0
  4. #d0350a

Monochromatic

  1. #143e03
  2. #2b8706
  3. #42d00a
  4. #69f531
  5. #9ef97a

Shades

#42d00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42d00a
  2. #3bbb09
  3. #35a608
  4. #2e9207
  5. #287d06
  6. #216805
  7. #1a5304
  8. #143e03
  9. #0d2a02
  10. #071501
  11. #000000

Tints

#42d00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42d00a
  2. #55d523
  3. #68d93b
  4. #7bde54
  5. #8ee36c
  6. #a1e885
  7. #b3ec9d
  8. #c6f1b6
  9. #d9f6ce
  10. #ecfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42d00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42d00a
  2. #48c816
  3. #4ec022
  4. #55b82d
  5. #5bb039
  6. #61a845
  7. #67a051
  8. #6d985d
  9. #749068
  10. #7a8874
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95c090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #26c9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2be25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33cc8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42d00a {
  color: #42d00a;
}
Background
.bg-42d00a {
  background-color: #42d00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42d00a {
  border: 2px solid #42d00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42d00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 208 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42d00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42d00a, #0ad035);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42d00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 208 10 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.88 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.44 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.11 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.12 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.22 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.34 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 10.43 #bd2ff5 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42d00a  rgb(66, 208, 10)  hsl(103, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#980ad0  rgb(152, 10, 208)  hsl(283, 91%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#0a42d0  rgb(10, 66, 208)  hsl(223, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#d00a42  rgb(208, 10, 66)  hsl(343, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal