#42E216
A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Lawngreen.
About #42E216
At its core, #42E216 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Lawngreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 226, 22).
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 71% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42E216
RGB66, 226, 22
HSL107.1°, 82.3%, 48.6%
CMYK71%, 0%, 90%, 11%
HSV107.1°, 90.3%, 88.6%
LAB79.4, -72.3, 74.4
XYZ29.6, 55.6, 9.9
Decimal4383254
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.12:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42E216;
}
.text-color {
color: #42E216;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42E216;
}