All About Color #42AC2A

#42AC2A

About #42AC2A

#42AC2A is a medium green color with the hex code #42AC2A. In RGB it is red 66, green 172, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 109°, saturation 61%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 62%, 0%, 76%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 2.93:1 on white and 7.17:1 on black.

#42AC2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, AC, 2A
CMYK61.63%, 0.00%, 75.58%, 32.55%
RGB Decimal66, 172, 42
HSL109°, 61%, 42%
RGB Octal102, 254, 52
HSV (HSB)108.92°, 75.58%, 67.45%
RGB Binary1000010, 10101100, 101010
CIE-L*AB62.36, -53.78, 54.15
RGB Percent25.88%, 67.45%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH62.36, 76.32, 134.80
XYZ17.42, 30.83, 7.22
CIE-L*UV62.36, -47.77, 68.85
xyY0.31, 0.56, 30.83
Hunter-Lab55.53, -41.18, 31.15
RYB16.47%, 67.45%, 58.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42AC2A on a dark background: contrast 7.17:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42AC2A on a light background: contrast 2.93:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42AC2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42AC2A · #72D75B · #266318 · #942AAC · #C05BD7

Analogous palette

#AC942A · #83AC2A · #42AC2A · #2AAC53 · #2AAC94

Triadic palette

#42AC2A · #2A42AC · #AC2A42 · #72D75B · #5B72D7

Tetradic palette

#42AC2A · #2A83AC · #942AAC · #AC532A · #266318

Monochromatic palette

#13310C · #2A6F1B · #42AC2A · #67D44E · #9CE38C

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