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#42E617

#42e617 ≈ Neon Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#42e617 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.2% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 107.54°, with 81.82% saturation and 49.61% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Green (#39ff14), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#33ff00
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Relative luminance0.5781

Complementary

  1. #42e617
  2. #bb17e6

Split complementary

  1. #42e617
  2. #5417e6
  3. #e617a9

Analogous

  1. #a9e617
  2. #42e617
  3. #17e654

Triadic

  1. #42e617
  2. #1742e6
  3. #e61742

Tetradic

  1. #42e617
  2. #17e6bb
  3. #bb17e6
  4. #e61742

Square

  1. #42e617
  2. #17a9e6
  3. #bb17e6
  4. #e65417

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5b09
  2. #2ea010
  3. #42e617
  4. #7aef5b
  5. #b2f6a0

Shades

#42e617 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e617
  2. #3bcf15
  3. #35b812
  4. #2ea110
  5. #288a0e
  6. #21730c
  7. #1a5c09
  8. #144507
  9. #0d2e05
  10. #071702
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e617 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e617
  2. #55e92e
  3. #68eb45
  4. #7bee5d
  5. #8ef074
  6. #a1f38b
  7. #b3f5a2
  8. #c6f8b9
  9. #d9fad1
  10. #ecfde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e617 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e617
  2. #48dc22
  3. #4ed22c
  4. #55c737
  5. #5bbd41
  6. #61b34c
  7. #67a956
  8. #6d9f61
  9. #74946b
  10. #7a8a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac33a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #12dec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0d900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1d22f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2ce19c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e617 {
  color: #42e617;
}
Background
.bg-42e617 {
  background-color: #42e617;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e617 {
  border: 2px solid #42e617;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e617;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 230 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 82% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e617 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e617, #17e654);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e617 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 230 23 / 0.35);
}

#39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.33 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.39 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.40 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.46 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.46 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.60 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.07 #bd19e8 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Neon Green
#42e617  rgb(66, 230, 23)  hsl(108, 82%, 50%)  Neon Green
#bb17e6  rgb(187, 23, 230)  hsl(288, 82%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#1742e6  rgb(23, 66, 230)  hsl(228, 82%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#e61742  rgb(230, 23, 66)  hsl(348, 82%, 50%)  Crimson