HEX Color #49E942 (Limegreen)

About #49E942

The precise color #49E942 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Limegreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 233 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 69% C, 0% M, 72% Y, and 9% K. The HSL representation is 117.5° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 58.6% 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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#49E942

RGB73, 233, 66

HSL117.5°, 79.1%, 58.6%

CMYK69%, 0%, 72%, 9%

HSV117.5°, 71.7%, 91.4%

LAB81.9, -71.0, 65.4

XYZ32.9, 60.1, 15.0

Decimal4843842

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#49E942 #E142E8

Analogous

#9CE842 #42E88E

Triadic

#4249E8 #E84249

Tetradic

#429CE8 #E142E8 #E88E42

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#49E942

#5DEB57

#71ED6C

#85F081

#99F296

#AEF5AB

#C2F7C0

#D6FAD5

#EAFCEA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#49E942

#40CF3A

#38B533

#309B2C

#288124

#20671D

#184D16

#10330E

#081907

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.61:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.02:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.54:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.07:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #49E942; }

.text-color { color: #49E942; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #49E942; }

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