All About Color #42FF42

#42FF42

About #42FF42

#42FF42 is a light green color with the hex code #42FF42. In RGB it is red 66, green 255, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 120°, saturation 100%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 74%, 0%, 74%, 0%. Its contrast ratio is 1.34:1 on white and 15.61:1 on black.

#42FF42 Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, FF, 42
CMYK74.12%, 0.00%, 74.12%, 0.00%
RGB Decimal66, 255, 66
HSL120°, 100%, 63%
RGB Octal102, 377, 102
HSV (HSB)120.00°, 74.12%, 100.00%
RGB Binary1000010, 11111111, 1000010
CIE-L*AB88.48, -78.84, 72.02
RGB Percent25.88%, 100.00%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH88.48, 106.78, 137.59
XYZ38.99, 73.07, 17.20
CIE-L*UV88.48, -76.38, 98.77
xyY0.30, 0.57, 73.07
Hunter-Lab85.48, -68.18, 47.91
RYB25.88%, 100.00%, 100.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#42FF42 on a dark background: contrast 15.61:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#42FF42 on a light background: contrast 1.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #42FF42, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#42FF42 · #9EFF9E · #00E600 · #FF42FF · #FF9EFF

Analogous palette

#FFFF42 · #A1FF42 · #42FF42 · #42FFA1 · #42FFFF

Triadic palette

#42FF42 · #4242FF · #FF4242 · #9EFF9E · #9E9EFF

Tetradic palette

#42FF42 · #42A1FF · #FF42FF · #FFA142 · #00E600

Monochromatic palette

#00A800 · #00F500 · #42FF42 · #8FFF8F · #DBFFDB

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