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#42E00A

#42e00a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e00a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 87.84% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 104.3°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5449

Complementary

  1. #42e00a
  2. #a80ae0

Split complementary

  1. #42e00a
  2. #3d0ae0
  3. #e00aad

Analogous

  1. #ade00a
  2. #42e00a
  3. #0ae03d

Triadic

  1. #42e00a
  2. #0a42e0
  3. #e00a42

Tetradic

  1. #42e00a
  2. #0ae0a8
  3. #a80ae0
  4. #e00a42

Square

  1. #42e00a
  2. #0aade0
  3. #a80ae0
  4. #e03d0a

Monochromatic

  1. #174e03
  2. #2c9707
  3. #42e00a
  4. #70f640
  5. #a7fa89

Shades

#42e00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e00a
  2. #3bca09
  3. #35b308
  4. #2e9d07
  5. #288606
  6. #217005
  7. #1a5a04
  8. #144303
  9. #0d2d02
  10. #071601
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e00a
  2. #55e323
  3. #68e63b
  4. #7be954
  5. #8eec6c
  6. #a1f085
  7. #b3f39d
  8. #c6f6b6
  9. #d9f9ce
  10. #ecfce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e00a
  2. #48d616
  3. #4ecd22
  4. #55c32d
  5. #5bba39
  6. #61b045
  7. #67a651
  8. #6d9d5d
  9. #749368
  10. #7a8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1bd8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adcd29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fdc97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e00a {
  color: #42e00a;
}
Background
.bg-42e00a {
  background-color: #42e00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e00a {
  border: 2px solid #42e00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e00a, #0ae03d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 10 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.54 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.20 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.66 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.70 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.70 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.45 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.08 #bd1ff5 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e00a  rgb(66, 224, 10)  hsl(104, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#a80ae0  rgb(168, 10, 224)  hsl(284, 91%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#0a42e0  rgb(10, 66, 224)  hsl(224, 91%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#e00a42  rgb(224, 10, 66)  hsl(344, 91%, 46%)  Crimson