#42B650

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Forestgreen.

About #42B650

The precise color #42B650 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Forestgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 182 green, and 80 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow, and 29% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42B650
RGB66, 182, 80
HSL127.2°, 46.8%, 48.6%
CMYK64%, 0%, 56%, 29%
HSV127.2°, 63.7%, 71.4%
LAB65.9, -53.5, 42.0
XYZ20.4, 35.2, 13.3
Decimal4372048

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.04:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42B650; }
.text-color { color: #42B650; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42B650; }

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