#42F8C5
A light, vivid green closely aligning with Aquamarine.
About #42F8C5
At its core, #42F8C5 is a light and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Aquamarine. In the RGB color space, it consists of 66 red, 248 green, and 197 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. 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#42F8C5
RGB66, 248, 197
HSL163.2°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK73%, 0%, 21%, 3%
HSV163.2°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB88.1, -56.6, 11.7
XYZ45.9, 72.3, 64.4
Decimal4389061
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.36:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.46:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.15:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42F8C5;
}
.text-color {
color: #42F8C5;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42F8C5;
}