#42BD16

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42BD16

When working with digital screens, the color #42BD16 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 189, 22).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42BD16
RGB66, 189, 22
HSL104.2°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK65%, 0%, 88%, 26%
HSV104.2°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB67.7, -60.6, 64.5
XYZ20.6, 37.6, 6.9
Decimal4373782

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.52:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42BD16; }
.text-color { color: #42BD16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42BD16; }

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