#42E31F

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Limegreen.

About #42E31F

Visually, #42E31F is defined as a vivid green. Designers often compare it to the standard color Limegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 227, and 31.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 71% C, 0% M, 86% Y, and 11% K. The HSL representation is 109.3° hue, 77.8% saturation, and 50.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#42E31F
RGB66, 227, 31
HSL109.3°, 77.8%, 50.6%
CMYK71%, 0%, 86%, 11%
HSV109.3°, 86.3%, 89.0%
LAB79.7, -72.3, 73.1
XYZ30.0, 56.2, 10.6
Decimal4383519

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.24:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.64:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #42E31F; }
.text-color { color: #42E31F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #42E31F; }

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