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#42E050 Color

#42E050 is rgb(66, 224, 80) in RGB, hsl(125, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 0%, 64%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42E050
HEX#42E050
RGBrgb(66, 224, 80)
HSLhsl(125, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(125, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 64%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.227 144.3)
LABlab(79.12% -62.99 55.86)
LCHlch(79.12% 84.20 138.43)

What #42E050 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 #42E050, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 5.61Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 7.77Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.19SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 10.16Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 10.89Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 11.84

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

#42E050 Channel Values

How #42E050 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 224 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 0% · Y 64% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42E050 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42E050 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42E050

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42E050; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42E050
Complementary
#E042D3
Analogous
#84E042
Analogous
#42E09F
Triadic
#5042E0
Triadic
#E05042
Split comp.
#9F42E0
Split comp.
#E04284

Tints & Shades of #42E050

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

#5DE568
#77E981
#91ED99
#A7F1AD
#C2F5C6
#DCF9DE

Shades

#23D732
#1EB82B
#189523
#13761C
#0E5313
#09350C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42E050.

How #42E050 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#42E050
Protanopia#D0D052
Protanomaly#A9D651
Deuteranopia#BEBE59
Deuteranomaly#9CCD55
Tritanopia#68D4D4
Tritanomaly#5BD9AF
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42E050 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42e050: #42E050;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42E050;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42e050': '#42E050' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.878, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_42e050">#42E050</color>
SVG fillfill="#42E050"

More Green Colors

#42E050 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#42E050 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42E050?

#42E050 is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 224, 80) in RGB and hsl(125, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #42E050?

#42E050 is rgb(66, 224, 80) — red 66, green 224, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42E050?

#42E050 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 0%, 64%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42E050 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42E050 scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42E050 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42E050 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 7.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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