#42FFC5

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Aquamarine.

About #42FFC5

Visually, #42FFC5 is defined as a vivid green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Aquamarine. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 255 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 74% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 23% Yellow, and 0% Black. 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42FFC5
RGB66, 255, 197
HSL161.6°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK74%, 0%, 23%, 0%
HSV161.6°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB90.2, -59.3, 14.6
XYZ48.1, 76.7, 65.1
Decimal4390853

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.29:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.34:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42FFC5; }
.text-color { color: #42FFC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42FFC5; }

Similar Colors

Aquamarine
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