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#42FF4E

#42ff4e ≈ Neon Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42ff4e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 100% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 123.81°, with 100% saturation and 62.94% 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 15.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Green (#39ff14), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.7323

Complementary

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #ff42f3

Split complementary

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #ac42ff
  3. #ff4294

Analogous

  1. #94ff42
  2. #42ff4e
  3. #42ffac

Triadic

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #4e42ff
  3. #ff4e42

Tetradic

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #42f3ff
  3. #ff42f3
  4. #ff4e42

Square

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #4294ff
  3. #ff42f3
  4. #ffac42

Monochromatic

  1. #00a80b
  2. #00f410
  3. #42ff4e
  4. #8eff96
  5. #dbffdd

Shades

#42ff4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #3be646
  3. #35cc3e
  4. #2eb337
  5. #28992f
  6. #218027
  7. #1a661f
  8. #144d17
  9. #0d3310
  10. #071a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#42ff4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #55ff60
  3. #68ff71
  4. #7bff83
  5. #8eff95
  6. #a1ffa7
  7. #b3ffb8
  8. #c6ffca
  9. #d9ffdc
  10. #ecffed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42ff4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42ff4e
  2. #48f253
  3. #4ee658
  4. #55d95d
  5. #5bcc62
  6. #61c067
  7. #67b36c
  8. #6da671
  9. #749976
  10. #7a8d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ecb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe732 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd960 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f8dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3f13f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2e959 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #17fbb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42ff4e {
  color: #42ff4e;
}
Background
.bg-42ff4e {
  background-color: #42ff4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42ff4e {
  border: 2px solid #42ff4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42ff4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 255 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 124 100% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42ff4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42ff4e, #42ffac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42ff4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 255 78 / 0.35);
}

#39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 3.13 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 3.25 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 3.58 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.94 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.19 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.38 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 8.62 #bd00b1 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Neon Green
#42ff4e  rgb(66, 255, 78)  hsl(124, 100%, 63%)  Neon Green
#ff42f3  rgb(255, 66, 243)  hsl(304, 100%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#4e42ff  rgb(78, 66, 255)  hsl(244, 100%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#ff4e42  rgb(255, 78, 66)  hsl(4, 100%, 63%)  Tomato