#42C52C

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42C52C

When working with digital screens, the color #42C52C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 197, 44).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 66% cyan and 0% magenta inks. 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42C52C
RGB66, 197, 44
HSL111.4°, 63.5%, 47.3%
CMYK66%, 0%, 78%, 23%
HSV111.4°, 77.7%, 77.3%
LAB70.4, -62.2, 61.3
XYZ22.7, 41.3, 9.2
Decimal4375852

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.25:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.17:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.87:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42C52C; }
.text-color { color: #42C52C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42C52C; }

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