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#42E210

#42e210 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e210 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 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.92% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 105.71°, with 86.78% saturation and 47.45% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5559

Complementary

  1. #42e210
  2. #b010e2

Split complementary

  1. #42e210
  2. #4710e2
  3. #e210ab

Analogous

  1. #abe210
  2. #42e210
  3. #10e247

Triadic

  1. #42e210
  2. #1042e2
  3. #e21042

Tetradic

  1. #42e210
  2. #10e2b0
  3. #b010e2
  4. #e21042

Square

  1. #42e210
  2. #10abe2
  3. #b010e2
  4. #e24710

Monochromatic

  1. #185306
  2. #2d9b0b
  3. #42e210
  4. #74f24c
  5. #abf794

Shades

#42e210 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e210
  2. #3bcb0e
  3. #35b50d
  4. #2e9e0b
  5. #28880a
  6. #217108
  7. #1a5a06
  8. #144405
  9. #0d2d03
  10. #071702
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e210 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e210
  2. #55e528
  3. #68e840
  4. #7beb58
  5. #8eee70
  6. #a1f188
  7. #b3f39f
  8. #c6f6b7
  9. #d9f9cf
  10. #ecfce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e210 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e210
  2. #48d81b
  3. #4ece26
  4. #55c532
  5. #5bbb3d
  6. #61b148
  7. #67a753
  8. #6d9d5e
  9. #74946a
  10. #7a8a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18dac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aece2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ede99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e210 {
  color: #42e210;
}
Background
.bg-42e210 {
  background-color: #42e210;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e210 {
  border: 2px solid #42e210;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e210;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 226 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 87% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e210 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e210, #10e247);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e210 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 226 16 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.87 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.21 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.23 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.25 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.26 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.11 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.74 #bd1def Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e210  rgb(66, 226, 16)  hsl(106, 87%, 47%)  Lime Green
#b010e2  rgb(176, 16, 226)  hsl(286, 87%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#1042e2  rgb(16, 66, 226)  hsl(226, 87%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#e21042  rgb(226, 16, 66)  hsl(346, 87%, 47%)  Crimson