#42CC50

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42CC50

When working with digital screens, the color #42CC50 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 204 green, and 80 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow, and 20% black. With a hue angle of 126.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

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#42CC50
RGB66, 204, 80
HSL126.1°, 57.5%, 52.9%
CMYK68%, 0%, 61%, 20%
HSV126.1°, 67.6%, 80.0%
LAB72.8, -61.4, 50.0
XYZ25.3, 44.9, 14.9
Decimal4377680

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.98:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42CC50; }
.text-color { color: #42CC50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42CC50; }

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