HEX Color #42BD42 (Limegreen)

About #42BD42

Visually, #42BD42 is defined as a moderate green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 189, and 66.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 65% C, 0% M, 65% Y, and 26% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42BD42

RGB66, 189, 66

HSL120.0°, 48.2%, 50.0%

CMYK65%, 0%, 65%, 26%

HSV120.0°, 65.1%, 74.1%

LAB68.0, -57.7, 50.7

XYZ21.4, 37.9, 11.3

Decimal4373826

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42BD42 #BD41BC

Analogous

#7FBD41 #41BD7F

Triadic

#4141BD #BD4141

Tetradic

#417FBD #BD41BC #BD7F41

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42BD42

#57C457

#6CCB6C

#81D381

#96DA96

#ABE1AB

#C0E9C0

#D5F0D5

#EAF7EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42BD42

#3AA83A

#339333

#2C7E2C

#246924

#1D541D

#163F16

#0E2A0E

#071507

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.59:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.30:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42BD42; }

.text-color { color: #42BD42; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42BD42; }

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