HEX Color #42C542 (Limegreen)

About #42C542

At its core, #42C542 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 197 green, and 66 blue.

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.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42C542

RGB66, 197, 66

HSL120.0°, 53.0%, 51.6%

CMYK66%, 0%, 66%, 23%

HSV120.0°, 66.5%, 77.3%

LAB70.5, -60.4, 53.4

XYZ23.2, 41.5, 11.9

Decimal4375874

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C542 #C442C4

Analogous

#83C442 #42C483

Triadic

#4242C4 #C44242

Tetradic

#4283C4 #C442C4 #C48342

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42C542

#57CB57

#6CD16C

#81D881

#96DE96

#ABE5AB

#C0EBC0

#D5F2D5

#EAF8EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42C542

#3AAF3A

#339933

#2C832C

#246D24

#1D571D

#164116

#0E2B0E

#071507

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.26:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.30:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.16:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.90:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42C542; }

.text-color { color: #42C542; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42C542; }

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