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#42E01D

#42e01d ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e01d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 87.05% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 108.62°, with 77.08% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5456

Complementary

  1. #42e01d
  2. #bb1de0

Split complementary

  1. #42e01d
  2. #5a1de0
  3. #e01da3

Analogous

  1. #a3e01d
  2. #42e01d
  3. #1de05a

Triadic

  1. #42e01d
  2. #1d42e0
  3. #e01d42

Tetradic

  1. #42e01d
  2. #1de0bb
  3. #bb1de0
  4. #e01d42

Square

  1. #42e01d
  2. #1da3e0
  3. #bb1de0
  4. #e05a1d

Monochromatic

  1. #1a590b
  2. #2e9c14
  3. #42e01d
  4. #7aea5f
  5. #b2f3a3

Shades

#42e01d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e01d
  2. #3bca1a
  3. #35b317
  4. #2e9d14
  5. #288611
  6. #21700f
  7. #1a5a0c
  8. #144309
  9. #0d2d06
  10. #071603
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e01d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e01d
  2. #55e334
  3. #68e64a
  4. #7be961
  5. #8eec77
  6. #a1f08e
  7. #b3f3a5
  8. #c6f6bb
  9. #d9f9d2
  10. #ecfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e01d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e01d
  2. #48d627
  3. #4ecd31
  4. #55c33b
  5. #5bba45
  6. #61b04f
  7. #67a658
  8. #6d9d62
  9. #74936c
  10. #7a8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0cf9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18d9bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adcd31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2edc99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e01d {
  color: #42e01d;
}
Background
.bg-42e01d {
  background-color: #42e01d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e01d {
  border: 2px solid #42e01d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e01d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 224 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e01d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e01d, #1de05a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e01d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 224 29 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.22 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.62 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.72 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.75 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.80 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.69 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.31 #bd1fe2 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e01d  rgb(66, 224, 29)  hsl(109, 77%, 50%)  Lime Green
#bb1de0  rgb(187, 29, 224)  hsl(289, 77%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#1d42e0  rgb(29, 66, 224)  hsl(229, 77%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#e01d42  rgb(224, 29, 66)  hsl(349, 77%, 50%)  Crimson