#42F849
A light, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.
About #42F849
When working with digital screens, the color #42F849 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 248 green, and 73 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 73% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light 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#42F849
RGB66, 248, 73
HSL122.3°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK73%, 0%, 71%, 3%
HSV122.3°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB86.4, -76.2, 67.5
XYZ37.0, 68.8, 17.6
Decimal4388937
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.36:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42F849;
}
.text-color {
color: #42F849;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42F849;
}