#42A01D

A dark, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #42A01D

When working with digital screens, the color #42A01D is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Forestgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 160 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 59% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42A01D
RGB66, 160, 29
HSL103.1°, 69.3%, 37.1%
CMYK59%, 0%, 82%, 37%
HSV103.1°, 81.9%, 62.7%
LAB58.4, -50.3, 54.5
XYZ15.0, 26.4, 5.5
Decimal4366365

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.28:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.34:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42A01D; }
.text-color { color: #42A01D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42A01D; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
#228B22