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#42C700 Color

#42C700 is rgb(66, 199, 0) in RGB, hsl(100, 100%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42C700
HEX#42C700
RGBrgb(66, 199, 0)
HSLhsl(100, 100%, 39%)
HSVhsv(100, 100%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.233 139.6)
LABlab(70.98% -58.77 68.28)
LCHlch(70.98% 90.09 130.72)

What #42C700 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #42C700, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.1Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 8.95Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 9.14Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 11.66Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 17Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 18.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#42C700 Channel Values

How #42C700 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 199 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 100% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 100% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42C700 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42C700 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42C700

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42C700; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42C700
Complementary
#8500C7
Analogous
#A6C700
Analogous
#00C721
Triadic
#0042C7
Triadic
#C70042
Split comp.
#2100C7
Split comp.
#C700A6

Tints & Shades of #42C700

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#50F000
#69FF1F
#85FF47
#A3FF75
#BEFF9E
#DDFFCC

Shades

#3AAD00
#319400
#297A00
#206100
#184700
#0F2E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42C700.

How #42C700 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#42C700
Protanopia#B9B908
Protanomaly#97BF05
Deuteranopia#AAAA20
Deuteranomaly#8CB617
Tritanopia#64BBBB
Tritanomaly#58C095
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42C700 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-42c700: #42C700;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42C700;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42c700': '#42C700' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.780, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_42c700">#42C700</color>
SVG fillfill="#42C700"

More Green Colors

#42C700 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#42C700 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42C700?

#42C700 is a dark green — rgb(66, 199, 0) in RGB and hsl(100, 100%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #42C700?

#42C700 is rgb(66, 199, 0) — red 66, green 199, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42C700?

#42C700 converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42C700 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42C700 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42C700 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42C700 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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