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#42E41B

#42e41b ≈ Neon Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e41b is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.41% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.16% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 108.36°, with 78.82% saturation and 50% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Green (#39ff14), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5672

Complementary

  1. #42e41b
  2. #bd1be4

Split complementary

  1. #42e41b
  2. #591be4
  3. #e41ba6

Analogous

  1. #a6e41b
  2. #42e41b
  3. #1be459

Triadic

  1. #42e41b
  2. #1b42e4
  3. #e41b42

Tetradic

  1. #42e41b
  2. #1be4bd
  3. #bd1be4
  4. #e41b42

Square

  1. #42e41b
  2. #1ba6e4
  3. #bd1be4
  4. #e4591b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5b0b
  2. #2ea013
  3. #42e41b
  4. #7bec5f
  5. #b3f4a4

Shades

#42e41b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e41b
  2. #3bcd18
  3. #35b616
  4. #2ea013
  5. #288910
  6. #21720e
  7. #1a5b0b
  8. #144408
  9. #0d2e05
  10. #071703
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e41b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e41b
  2. #55e732
  3. #68e949
  4. #7bec5f
  5. #8eef76
  6. #a1f28d
  7. #b3f4a4
  8. #c6f7bb
  9. #d9fad1
  10. #ecfce8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e41b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e41b
  2. #48da25
  3. #4ed02f
  4. #55c639
  5. #5bbc43
  6. #61b24e
  7. #67a858
  8. #6d9e62
  9. #74946c
  10. #7a8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2d39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14ddc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d031 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2de09b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e41b {
  color: #42e41b;
}
Background
.bg-42e41b {
  background-color: #42e41b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e41b {
  border: 2px solid #42e41b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e41b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 228 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e41b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e41b, #1be459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e41b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 228 27 / 0.35);
}

#39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.79 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.84 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.88 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.09 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.11 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.89 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.50 #bd1be4 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Neon Green
#42e41b  rgb(66, 228, 27)  hsl(108, 79%, 50%)  Neon Green
#bd1be4  rgb(189, 27, 228)  hsl(288, 79%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#1b42e4  rgb(27, 66, 228)  hsl(228, 79%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#e41b42  rgb(228, 27, 66)  hsl(348, 79%, 50%)  Crimson