#42CC57
A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Limegreen.
About #42CC57
When working with digital screens, the color #42CC57 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 87 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 68% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 57% Yellow, and 20% Black. The HSL representation is 129.1° hue, 57.5% saturation, and 52.9% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#42CC57
RGB66, 204, 87
HSL129.1°, 57.5%, 52.9%
CMYK68%, 0%, 57%, 20%
HSV129.1°, 67.6%, 80.0%
LAB72.9, -60.5, 47.0
XYZ25.6, 45.0, 16.4
Decimal4377687
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.10:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42CC57;
}
.text-color {
color: #42CC57;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42CC57;
}