HEX Color #42F88A (Mediumspringgreen)

About #42F88A

When working with digital screens, the color #42F88A is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumspringgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 248, 138).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 73% C, 0% M, 44% Y, and 3% K. The HSL representation is 143.7° hue, 92.9% saturation, and 61.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42F88A

RGB66, 248, 138

HSL143.7°, 92.9%, 61.6%

CMYK73%, 0%, 44%, 3%

HSV143.7°, 73.4%, 97.3%

LAB87.1, -68.3, 40.1

XYZ40.4, 70.1, 35.5

Decimal4389002

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42F88A #F742AF

Analogous

#55F742 #42F7E5

Triadic

#8A42F7 #F78942

Tetradic

#4254F7 #F742AF #F7E442

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42F88A

#57F897

#6CF9A4

#81FAB1

#96FBBE

#ABFBCB

#C0FCD8

#D5FDE5

#EAFEF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42F88A

#3ADC7A

#33C06B

#2CA55C

#24894C

#1D6E3D

#16522E

#0E371E

#071B0F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.40:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.03:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.77:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42F88A; }

.text-color { color: #42F88A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42F88A; }

Similar Colors

Mediumspringgreen

#00FA9A