HEX Color #42A807 (Limegreen)

About #42A807

When working with digital screens, the color #42A807 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 168, 7).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow, and 34% black. The HSL representation is 98.0° hue, 92.0% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

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#42A807

RGB66, 168, 7

HSL98.0°, 92.0%, 34.3%

CMYK61%, 0%, 96%, 34%

HSV98.0°, 95.8%, 65.9%

LAB60.9, -53.9, 61.2

XYZ16.3, 29.2, 5.0

Decimal4368391

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42A807 #6D07A8

Analogous

#92A807 #07A81C

Triadic

#0741A8 #A80741

Tetradic

#0792A8 #6D07A8 #A81C07

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42A807

#57B122

#6CBB3E

#81C559

#96CE75

#ABD890

#C0E2AC

#D5EBC7

#EAF5E3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42A807

#3A9506

#338205

#2C7004

#245D03

#1D4A03

#163802

#0E2501

#071200

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.07:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.84:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.94:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.81:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42A807; }

.text-color { color: #42A807; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42A807; }

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