HEX Color #42F050 (Limegreen)

About #42F050

Visually, #42F050 is defined as a vivid green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 240 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow, and 6% black. With a hue angle of 124.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42F050

RGB66, 240, 80

HSL124.8°, 85.3%, 60.0%

CMYK72%, 0%, 67%, 6%

HSV124.8°, 72.5%, 94.1%

LAB84.0, -73.1, 62.4

XYZ34.9, 64.1, 18.1

Decimal4386896

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42F050 #F041E2

Analogous

#8BF041 #41F0A6

Triadic

#4F41F0 #F04F41

Tetradic

#418BF0 #F041E2 #F0A641

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42F050

#57F163

#6CF376

#81F58A

#96F69D

#ABF8B1

#C0FAC4

#D5FBD8

#EAFDEB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42F050

#3AD547

#33BA3E

#2CA035

#24852C

#1D6A23

#16501A

#0E3511

#071A08

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.52:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.81:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.45:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.74:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42F050; }

.text-color { color: #42F050; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42F050; }

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