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#42E31B

#42e31b ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e31b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.11% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 108.3°, with 78.74% saturation and 49.8% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5618

Complementary

  1. #42e31b
  2. #bc1be3

Split complementary

  1. #42e31b
  2. #581be3
  3. #e31ba6

Analogous

  1. #a6e31b
  2. #42e31b
  3. #1be358

Triadic

  1. #42e31b
  2. #1b42e3
  3. #e31b42

Tetradic

  1. #42e31b
  2. #1be3bc
  3. #bc1be3
  4. #e31b42

Square

  1. #42e31b
  2. #1ba6e3
  3. #bc1be3
  4. #e3581b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5a0b
  2. #2e9f13
  3. #42e31b
  4. #7aec5f
  5. #b3f4a3

Shades

#42e31b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e31b
  2. #3bcc18
  3. #35b616
  4. #2e9f13
  5. #288810
  6. #21720e
  7. #1a5b0b
  8. #144408
  9. #0d2d05
  10. #071703
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e31b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e31b
  2. #55e632
  3. #68e949
  4. #7beb5f
  5. #8eee76
  6. #a1f18d
  7. #b3f4a4
  8. #c6f7bb
  9. #d9f9d1
  10. #ecfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e31b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e31b
  2. #48d925
  3. #4ecf2f
  4. #55c539
  5. #5bbb43
  6. #61b24e
  7. #67a858
  8. #6d9e62
  9. #74946c
  10. #7a8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #15dcc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afcf31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ddf9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e31b {
  color: #42e31b;
}
Background
.bg-42e31b {
  background-color: #42e31b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e31b {
  border: 2px solid #42e31b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e31b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 227 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e31b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e31b, #1be358);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e31b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 227 27 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.90 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.98 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.02 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.06 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 6.10 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.08 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.69 #bd1ce4 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#42e31b  rgb(66, 227, 27)  hsl(108, 79%, 50%)  Lime Green
#bc1be3  rgb(188, 27, 227)  hsl(288, 79%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#1b42e3  rgb(27, 66, 227)  hsl(228, 79%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#e31b42  rgb(227, 27, 66)  hsl(348, 79%, 50%)  Crimson