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#42E003

#42e003 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e003 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 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.66% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 102.9°, with 97.36% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5448

Complementary

  1. #42e003
  2. #a103e0

Split complementary

  1. #42e003
  2. #3303e0
  3. #e003b0

Analogous

  1. #b0e003
  2. #42e003
  3. #03e033

Triadic

  1. #42e003
  2. #0342e0
  3. #e00342

Tetradic

  1. #42e003
  2. #03e0a1
  3. #a103e0
  4. #e00342

Square

  1. #42e003
  2. #03b0e0
  3. #a103e0
  4. #e03303

Monochromatic

  1. #164901
  2. #2c9502
  3. #42e003
  4. #6dfc33
  5. #a3fd7f

Shades

#42e003 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e003
  2. #3bca03
  3. #35b302
  4. #2e9d02
  5. #288602
  6. #217002
  7. #1a5a01
  8. #144301
  9. #0d2d01
  10. #071600
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e003 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e003
  2. #55e31c
  3. #68e635
  4. #7be94f
  5. #8eec68
  6. #a1f081
  7. #b3f39a
  8. #c6f6b3
  9. #d9f9cd
  10. #ecfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e003 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e003
  2. #48d610
  3. #4ecd1c
  4. #55c329
  5. #5bba35
  6. #61b042
  7. #67a64e
  8. #6d9d5b
  9. #749367
  10. #7a8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 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 #d4be32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1bd8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adcd26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fdb97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e003 {
  color: #42e003;
}
Background
.bg-42e003 {
  background-color: #42e003;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e003 {
  border: 2px solid #42e003;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e003;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e003 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e003, #03e033);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e003 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 3 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.62 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.34 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.65 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.68 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.69 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.40 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.03 #bd1ffc Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e003  rgb(66, 224, 3)  hsl(103, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#a103e0  rgb(161, 3, 224)  hsl(283, 97%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#0342e0  rgb(3, 66, 224)  hsl(223, 97%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#e00342  rgb(224, 3, 66)  hsl(343, 97%, 45%)  Crimson