#42C500

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42C500

When working with digital screens, the color #42C500 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 197, and 0.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 23% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#42C500
RGB66, 197, 0
HSL99.9°, 100.0%, 38.6%
CMYK66%, 0%, 100%, 23%
HSV99.9°, 100.0%, 77.3%
LAB70.2, -63.7, 69.5
XYZ22.2, 41.1, 6.8
Decimal4375808

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.22:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.84:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42C500; }
.text-color { color: #42C500; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42C500; }

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