HEX Color #42F02C (Lawngreen)

About #42F02C

The precise color #42F02C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Lawngreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 240, and 44.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 72% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 113.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42F02C

RGB66, 240, 44

HSL113.3°, 86.7%, 55.7%

CMYK72%, 0%, 82%, 6%

HSV113.3°, 81.7%, 94.1%

LAB83.8, -75.7, 73.9

XYZ33.9, 63.7, 12.9

Decimal4386860

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42F02C #D92CEF

Analogous

#A3EF2C #2CEF78

Triadic

#2C41EF #EF2C41

Tetradic

#2CA3EF #D92CEF #EF782C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42F02C

#57F143

#6CF35A

#81F572

#96F689

#ABF8A1

#C0FAB8

#D5FBD0

#EAFDE7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42F02C

#3AD527

#33BA22

#2CA01D

#248518

#1D6A13

#16500E

#0E3509

#071A04

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.53:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.73:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.46:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.67:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42F02C; }

.text-color { color: #42F02C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42F02C; }

Similar Colors

Lawngreen

#7CFC00