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#42E206

#42e206 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e206 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 88.63% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.35% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 103.64°, with 94.83% saturation and 45.49% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5556

Complementary

  1. #42e206
  2. #a606e2

Split complementary

  1. #42e206
  2. #3806e2
  3. #e206b0

Analogous

  1. #b0e206
  2. #42e206
  3. #06e238

Triadic

  1. #42e206
  2. #0642e2
  3. #e20642

Tetradic

  1. #42e206
  2. #06e2a6
  3. #a606e2
  4. #e20642

Square

  1. #42e206
  2. #06b0e2
  3. #a606e2
  4. #e23806

Monochromatic

  1. #164d02
  2. #2c9704
  3. #42e206
  4. #6ffa3b
  5. #a6fc85

Shades

#42e206 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e206
  2. #3bcb05
  3. #35b505
  4. #2e9e04
  5. #288804
  6. #217103
  7. #1a5a02
  8. #144402
  9. #0d2d01
  10. #071701
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e206 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e206
  2. #55e51f
  3. #68e838
  4. #7beb51
  5. #8eee6a
  6. #a1f183
  7. #b3f39b
  8. #c6f6b4
  9. #d9f9cd
  10. #ecfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e206 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e206
  2. #48d812
  3. #4ece1e
  4. #55c52b
  5. #5bbb37
  6. #61b143
  7. #67a74f
  8. #6d9d5b
  9. #749468
  10. #7a8a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c034 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19dac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afce28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2edd99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e206 {
  color: #42e206;
}
Background
.bg-42e206 {
  background-color: #42e206;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e206 {
  border: 2px solid #42e206;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e206;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 226 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e206 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e206, #06e238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e206 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 226 6 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.98 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.20 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.23 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.25 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.44 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.03 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.66 #bd1df9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e206  rgb(66, 226, 6)  hsl(104, 95%, 45%)  Lime Green
#a606e2  rgb(166, 6, 226)  hsl(284, 95%, 45%)  Dark Orchid
#0642e2  rgb(6, 66, 226)  hsl(224, 95%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#e20642  rgb(226, 6, 66)  hsl(344, 95%, 45%)  Crimson