#42DB42

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42DB42

When working with digital screens, the color #42DB42 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 219 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 70% C, 0% M, 70% Y, and 14% K. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 55.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42DB42
RGB66, 219, 66
HSL120.0°, 68.0%, 55.9%
CMYK70%, 0%, 70%, 14%
HSV120.0°, 69.9%, 85.9%
LAB77.4, -67.7, 60.8
XYZ28.6, 52.2, 13.7
Decimal4381506

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.44:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.73:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42DB42; }
.text-color { color: #42DB42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42DB42; }

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