#42AF07

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42AF07

When working with digital screens, the color #42AF07 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 175 parts green, and 7 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 62% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42AF07
RGB66, 175, 7
HSL98.9°, 92.3%, 35.7%
CMYK62%, 0%, 96%, 31%
HSV98.9°, 96.0%, 68.6%
LAB63.2, -56.3, 63.0
XYZ17.6, 31.8, 5.4
Decimal4370183

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.26:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42AF07; }
.text-color { color: #42AF07; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42AF07; }

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