#42A000
A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Green.
About #42A000
Visually, #42A000 is defined as a vivid green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Green. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 160 green, and 0 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 59% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 95.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42A000
RGB66, 160, 0
HSL95.2°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK59%, 0%, 100%, 37%
HSV95.2°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB58.3, -51.2, 60.1
XYZ14.8, 26.3, 4.3
Decimal4366336
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.26:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42A000;
}
.text-color {
color: #42A000;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42A000;
}