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#42E526

#42e526 ≈ Neon Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e526 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 89.8% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.41% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 111.2°, with 78.6% saturation and 52.35% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Green (#39ff14), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.5734

Complementary

  1. #42e526
  2. #c926e5

Split complementary

  1. #42e526
  2. #6926e5
  3. #e526a2

Analogous

  1. #a2e526
  2. #42e526
  3. #26e569

Triadic

  1. #42e526
  2. #2642e5
  3. #e52642

Tetradic

  1. #42e526
  2. #26e5c9
  3. #c926e5
  4. #e52642

Square

  1. #42e526
  2. #26a2e5
  3. #c926e5
  4. #e56926

Monochromatic

  1. #19660c
  2. #2aaa14
  3. #42e526
  4. #7ded6a
  5. #b9f5af

Shades

#42e526 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e526
  2. #3bce22
  3. #35b71e
  4. #2ea01b
  5. #288917
  6. #217313
  7. #1a5c0f
  8. #14450b
  9. #0d2e08
  10. #071704
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e526 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e526
  2. #55e83c
  3. #68ea51
  4. #7bed67
  5. #8eef7d
  6. #a1f293
  7. #b3f5a8
  8. #c6f7be
  9. #d9fad4
  10. #ecfce9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e526 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e526
  2. #48db2f
  3. #4ed138
  4. #55c741
  5. #5bbd4a
  6. #61b353
  7. #67a85c
  8. #6d9e65
  9. #74946e
  10. #7a8a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebcf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0fdec3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d137 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ce19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e526 {
  color: #42e526;
}
Background
.bg-42e526 {
  background-color: #42e526;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e526 {
  border: 2px solid #42e526;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e526;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 229 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 79% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e526 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e526, #26e569);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e526 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 229 38 / 0.35);
}

#39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.66 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.71 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.75 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.79 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.12 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.95 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.55 #bd1ad9 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Neon Green
#42e526  rgb(66, 229, 38)  hsl(111, 79%, 52%)  Neon Green
#c926e5  rgb(201, 38, 229)  hsl(291, 79%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#2642e5  rgb(38, 66, 229)  hsl(231, 79%, 52%)  Iris
#e52642  rgb(229, 38, 66)  hsl(351, 79%, 52%)  Crimson