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#42E301

#42e301 ≈ Neon Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e301 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.02% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.56% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 102.74°, with 99.12% saturation and 44.71% 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 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Green (#39ff14), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.561

Complementary

  1. #42e301
  2. #a201e3

Split complementary

  1. #42e301
  2. #3101e3
  3. #e301b3

Analogous

  1. #b3e301
  2. #42e301
  3. #01e331

Triadic

  1. #42e301
  2. #0142e3
  3. #e30142

Tetradic

  1. #42e301
  2. #01e3a2
  3. #a201e3
  4. #e30142

Square

  1. #42e301
  2. #01b3e3
  3. #a201e3
  4. #e33101

Monochromatic

  1. #164b00
  2. #2c9701
  3. #42e301
  4. #6dfe32
  5. #a3fe7f

Shades

#42e301 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e301
  2. #3bcc01
  3. #35b601
  4. #2e9f01
  5. #288801
  6. #217201
  7. #1a5b00
  8. #144400
  9. #0d2d00
  10. #071700
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e301 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e301
  2. #55e61a
  3. #68e934
  4. #7beb4d
  5. #8eee67
  6. #a1f180
  7. #b3f499
  8. #c6f7b3
  9. #d9f9cc
  10. #ecfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e301 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e301
  2. #48d90e
  3. #4ecf1a
  4. #55c527
  5. #5bbb34
  6. #61b241
  7. #67a84d
  8. #6d9e5a
  9. #749467
  10. #7a8a73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18dbc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afcf26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ede99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e301 {
  color: #42e301;
}
Background
.bg-42e301 {
  background-color: #42e301;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e301 {
  border: 2px solid #42e301;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e301;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 227 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e301 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e301, #01e331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e301 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 227 1 / 0.35);
}

#39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.97 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.00 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.02 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.24 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.63 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.81 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.43 #bd1cfe Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Neon Green
#42e301  rgb(66, 227, 1)  hsl(103, 99%, 45%)  Neon Green
#a201e3  rgb(162, 1, 227)  hsl(283, 99%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#0142e3  rgb(1, 66, 227)  hsl(223, 99%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#e30142  rgb(227, 1, 66)  hsl(343, 99%, 45%)  Crimson