#42CC00
A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.
About #42CC00
Visually, #42CC00 is defined as a vivid green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 204 green, and 0 blue.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 68% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 100.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42CC00
RGB66, 204, 0
HSL100.6°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK68%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV100.6°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB72.5, -66.0, 71.3
XYZ23.8, 44.3, 7.3
Decimal4377600
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.39:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42CC00;
}
.text-color {
color: #42CC00;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42CC00;
}