#42F86D

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Springgreen.

About #42F86D

Visually, #42F86D is defined as a vivid green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Springgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 248 green, and 109 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). 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.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42F86D
RGB66, 248, 109
HSL134.2°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK73%, 0%, 56%, 3%
HSV134.2°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB86.7, -72.5, 53.3
XYZ38.6, 69.4, 25.8
Decimal4388973

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.88:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.65:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42F86D; }
.text-color { color: #42F86D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42F86D; }

Similar Colors

Springgreen
#00FF7F