#42A800

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42A800

The precise color #42A800 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 168, and 0.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 61% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 96.4 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42A800
RGB66, 168, 0
HSL96.4°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK61%, 0%, 100%, 34%
HSV96.4°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB60.9, -54.1, 62.1
XYZ16.2, 29.2, 4.8
Decimal4368384

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.83:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42A800; }
.text-color { color: #42A800; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42A800; }

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