#42CC92

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Mediumseagreen.

About #42CC92

When working with digital screens, the color #42CC92 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 204, and 146.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 68% 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. 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#42CC92
RGB66, 204, 146
HSL154.8°, 57.5%, 52.9%
CMYK68%, 0%, 28%, 20%
HSV154.8°, 67.6%, 80.0%
LAB73.8, -50.4, 18.3
XYZ29.0, 46.4, 34.6
Decimal4377746

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.04:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.28:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.74:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42CC92; }
.text-color { color: #42CC92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42CC92; }

Similar Colors

Mediumseagreen
#3CB371