HEX Color #42DB3A (Limegreen)

About #42DB3A

The hex code #42DB3A represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 219 green, and 58 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow, and 14% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42DB3A

RGB66, 219, 58

HSL117.0°, 69.1%, 54.3%

CMYK70%, 0%, 74%, 14%

HSV117.0°, 73.5%, 85.9%

LAB77.4, -68.4, 63.6

XYZ28.3, 52.1, 12.6

Decimal4381498

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42DB3A #D23ADA

Analogous

#92DA3A #3ADA82

Triadic

#3A41DA #DA3A42

Tetradic

#3A92DA #D23ADA #DA823A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42DB3A

#57DF4F

#6CE365

#81E77B

#96EB91

#ABEFA7

#C0F3BD

#D5F7D3

#EAFBE9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42DB3A

#3AC233

#33AA2D

#2C9226

#247920

#1D6119

#164913

#0E300C

#071806

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.84:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

11.43:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.76:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

9.71:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42DB3A; }

.text-color { color: #42DB3A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42DB3A; }

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