#42B642

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #42B642

Visually, #42B642 is defined as a moderate green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Forestgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 182, 66).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 64% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 64% Yellow, and 29% Black. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 46.8% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42B642
RGB66, 182, 66
HSL120.0°, 46.8%, 48.6%
CMYK64%, 0%, 64%, 29%
HSV120.0°, 63.7%, 71.4%
LAB65.8, -55.2, 48.2
XYZ20.0, 35.0, 10.9
Decimal4372034

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42B642; }
.text-color { color: #42B642; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42B642; }

Similar Colors

Forestgreen
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