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#42E511

#42e511 ≈ Neon Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e511 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.8% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 106.13°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Green (#39ff14), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5724

Complementary

  1. #42e511
  2. #b411e5

Split complementary

  1. #42e511
  2. #4a11e5
  3. #e511ac

Analogous

  1. #ace511
  2. #42e511
  3. #11e54a

Triadic

  1. #42e511
  2. #1142e5
  3. #e51142

Tetradic

  1. #42e511
  2. #11e5b4
  3. #b411e5
  4. #e51142

Square

  1. #42e511
  2. #11ace5
  3. #b411e5
  4. #e54a11

Monochromatic

  1. #195706
  2. #2d9e0c
  3. #42e511
  4. #76f250
  5. #aef798

Shades

#42e511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e511
  2. #3bce0f
  3. #35b70e
  4. #2ea00c
  5. #28890a
  6. #217309
  7. #1a5c07
  8. #144505
  9. #0d2e03
  10. #071702
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e511
  2. #55e829
  3. #68ea41
  4. #7bed58
  5. #8eef70
  6. #a1f288
  7. #b3f5a0
  8. #c6f7b8
  9. #d9facf
  10. #ecfce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e511
  2. #48db1c
  3. #4ed127
  4. #55c732
  5. #5bbd3d
  6. #61b349
  7. #67a854
  8. #6d9e5f
  9. #74946a
  10. #7a8a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #15ddc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1d12c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2de09b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e511 {
  color: #42e511;
}
Background
.bg-42e511 {
  background-color: #42e511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e511 {
  border: 2px solid #42e511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e511, #11e54a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 17 / 0.35);
}

#39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.53 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.59 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.59 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.47 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.51 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.56 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.18 #bd1aee Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Neon Green
#42e511  rgb(66, 229, 17)  hsl(106, 86%, 48%)  Neon Green
#b411e5  rgb(180, 17, 229)  hsl(286, 86%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#1142e5  rgb(17, 66, 229)  hsl(226, 86%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#e51142  rgb(229, 17, 66)  hsl(346, 86%, 48%)  Crimson