#42FF42
A light, vivid green closely aligning with Lime.
About #42FF42
Visually, #42FF42 is defined as a vivid green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lime. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 255 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 74% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 120.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 62.9% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#42FF42
RGB66, 255, 66
HSL120.0°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK74%, 0%, 74%, 0%
HSV120.0°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB88.5, -78.8, 72.0
XYZ39.0, 73.1, 17.2
Decimal4390722
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
1.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
15.61:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.27:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #42FF42;
}
.text-color {
color: #42FF42;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #42FF42;
}