HEX Color #42FF16 (Lime)

About #42FF16

The precise color #42FF16 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Lime. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 255, and 22.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 108.7° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#42FF16

RGB66, 255, 22

HSL108.7°, 100.0%, 54.3%

CMYK74%, 0%, 91%, 0%

HSV108.7°, 91.4%, 100.0%

LAB88.3, -80.8, 81.9

XYZ38.2, 72.7, 12.8

Decimal4390678

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42FF16 #D216FE

Analogous

#B6FE16 #16FE5E

Triadic

#1642FE #FE1642

Tetradic

#16B6FE #D216FE #FE5E16

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#42FF16

#57FF2F

#6CFF49

#81FF63

#96FF7D

#ABFF97

#C0FFB1

#D5FFCB

#EAFFE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#42FF16

#3AE213

#33C611

#2CAA0E

#248D0C

#1D7109

#165507

#0E3804

#071C02

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.35:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.55:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.29:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.22:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42FF16; }

.text-color { color: #42FF16; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #42FF16; }

Similar Colors

Lime

#00FF00