All About Color #42DC2E

#42DC2E

About #42DC2E

#42DC2E is a medium green color with the hex code #42DC2E. In RGB it is red 66, green 220, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 113°, saturation 71%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 70%, 0%, 79%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.82:1 on white and 11.51:1 on black.

#42DC2E Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, DC, 2E
CMYK70.00%, 0.00%, 79.09%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal66, 220, 46
HSL113°, 71%, 52%
RGB Octal102, 334, 56
HSV (HSB)113.10°, 79.09%, 86.27%
RGB Binary1000010, 11011100, 101110
CIE-L*AB77.60, -69.46, 67.58
RGB Percent25.88%, 86.27%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH77.60, 96.91, 135.78
XYZ28.33, 52.54, 11.23
CIE-L*UV77.60, -65.09, 88.68
xyY0.31, 0.57, 52.54
Hunter-Lab72.49, -57.08, 41.55
RYB18.04%, 86.27%, 78.43%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42DC2E on a dark background: contrast 11.51:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42DC2E on a light background: contrast 1.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42DC2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42DC2E · #89E97C · #289419 · #C72EDC · #DC7CE9

Analogous palette

#DCC72E · #99DC2E · #42DC2E · #2EDC70 · #2EDCC7

Triadic palette

#42DC2E · #2E42DC · #DC2E42 · #89E97C · #7C89E9

Tetradic palette

#42DC2E · #2E99DC · #C72EDC · #DC702E · #289419

Monochromatic palette

#1A6010 · #2BA11B · #42DC2E · #7DE76F · #B8F2B1

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