#42F042
A light, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.
About #42F042
Visually, #42F042 is defined as a vivid green. Its closest recognized web color is Limegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 240, 66).
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. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#42F042
RGB66, 240, 66
HSL120.0°, 85.3%, 60.0%
CMYK72%, 0%, 72%, 6%
HSV120.0°, 72.5%, 94.1%
LAB83.9, -74.3, 67.4
XYZ34.4, 63.9, 15.7
Decimal4386882
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.77:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.71:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42F042;
}
.text-color {
color: #42F042;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42F042;
}