#42BD7C

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Mediumseagreen.

About #42BD7C

When working with digital screens, the color #42BD7C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumseagreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 189 green, and 124 blue.

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, 34% Y, and 26% K. With a hue angle of 148.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42BD7C
RGB66, 189, 124
HSL148.3°, 48.2%, 50.0%
CMYK65%, 0%, 34%, 26%
HSV148.3°, 65.1%, 74.1%
LAB68.8, -48.9, 23.1
XYZ24.1, 39.0, 25.3
Decimal4373884

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.80:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42BD7C; }
.text-color { color: #42BD7C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42BD7C; }

Similar Colors

Mediumseagreen
#3CB371