#42A042

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #42A042

When working with digital screens, the color #42A042 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Forestgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 160 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 59% C, 0% M, 59% Y, and 37% K. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 41.6% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42A042
RGB66, 160, 66
HSL120.0°, 41.6%, 44.3%
CMYK59%, 0%, 59%, 37%
HSV120.0°, 58.7%, 62.7%
LAB58.7, -47.0, 40.2
XYZ15.8, 26.7, 9.5
Decimal4366402

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.31:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.34:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.39:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42A042; }
.text-color { color: #42A042; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42A042; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
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