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#42E109

#42e109 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e109 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.24% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 104.17°, with 92.31% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5503

Complementary

  1. #42e109
  2. #a809e1

Split complementary

  1. #42e109
  2. #3c09e1
  3. #e109ae

Analogous

  1. #aee109
  2. #42e109
  3. #09e13c

Triadic

  1. #42e109
  2. #0942e1
  3. #e10942

Tetradic

  1. #42e109
  2. #09e1a8
  3. #a809e1
  4. #e10942

Square

  1. #42e109
  2. #09aee1
  3. #a809e1
  4. #e13c09

Monochromatic

  1. #174e03
  2. #2c9706
  3. #42e109
  4. #70f73f
  5. #a7fa89

Shades

#42e109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e109
  2. #3bcb08
  3. #35b407
  4. #2e9e06
  5. #288705
  6. #217105
  7. #1a5a04
  8. #144403
  9. #0d2d02
  10. #071701
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e109
  2. #55e422
  3. #68e73a
  4. #7bea53
  5. #8eed6b
  6. #a1f084
  7. #b3f39d
  8. #c6f6b5
  9. #d9f9ce
  10. #ecfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e109
  2. #48d715
  3. #4ece21
  4. #55c42d
  5. #5bba39
  6. #61b145
  7. #67a750
  8. #6d9d5c
  9. #749368
  10. #7a8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1ad9bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcd400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aece28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2edc98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e109 {
  color: #42e109;
}
Background
.bg-42e109 {
  background-color: #42e109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e109 {
  border: 2px solid #42e109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 225 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e109, #09e13c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 225 9 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.75 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.30 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.43 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.47 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.47 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.25 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.88 #bd1ef6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e109  rgb(66, 225, 9)  hsl(104, 92%, 46%)  Lime Green
#a809e1  rgb(168, 9, 225)  hsl(284, 92%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#0942e1  rgb(9, 66, 225)  hsl(224, 92%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#e10942  rgb(225, 9, 66)  hsl(344, 92%, 46%)  Crimson