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#42E006

#42e006 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e006 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.32% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 103.49°, with 94.78% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.58.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5448

Complementary

  1. #42e006
  2. #a406e0

Split complementary

  1. #42e006
  2. #3706e0
  3. #e006af

Analogous

  1. #afe006
  2. #42e006
  3. #06e037

Triadic

  1. #42e006
  2. #0642e0
  3. #e00642

Tetradic

  1. #42e006
  2. #06e0a4
  3. #a406e0
  4. #e00642

Square

  1. #42e006
  2. #06afe0
  3. #a406e0
  4. #e03706

Monochromatic

  1. #164b02
  2. #2c9604
  3. #42e006
  4. #6efa39
  5. #a4fc83

Shades

#42e006 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e006
  2. #3bca05
  3. #35b305
  4. #2e9d04
  5. #288604
  6. #217003
  7. #1a5a02
  8. #144302
  9. #0d2d01
  10. #071601
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e006 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e006
  2. #55e31f
  3. #68e638
  4. #7be951
  5. #8eec6a
  6. #a1f083
  7. #b3f39b
  8. #c6f6b4
  9. #d9f9cd
  10. #ecfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e006 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e006
  2. #48d612
  3. #4ecd1e
  4. #55c32b
  5. #5bba37
  6. #61b043
  7. #67a64f
  8. #6d9d5b
  9. #749368
  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 #d4be33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1bd8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adcd27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2fdc97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e006 {
  color: #42e006;
}
Background
.bg-42e006 {
  background-color: #42e006;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e006 {
  border: 2px solid #42e006;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e006;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e006 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e006, #06e037);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e006 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 6 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.58 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.28 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.65 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.69 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.69 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.42 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.05 #bd1ff9 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e006  rgb(66, 224, 6)  hsl(103, 95%, 45%)  Lime Green
#a406e0  rgb(164, 6, 224)  hsl(283, 95%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#0642e0  rgb(6, 66, 224)  hsl(223, 95%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#e00642  rgb(224, 6, 66)  hsl(343, 95%, 45%)  Crimson