#42BD33

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42BD33

At its core, #42BD33 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 189 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow, and 26% black. With a hue angle of 113.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42BD33
RGB66, 189, 51
HSL113.5°, 57.5%, 47.1%
CMYK65%, 0%, 73%, 26%
HSV113.5°, 73.0%, 74.1%
LAB67.9, -59.0, 56.5
XYZ21.0, 37.8, 9.3
Decimal4373811

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.56:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42BD33; }
.text-color { color: #42BD33; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42BD33; }

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