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#42E82C Color

#42E82C is rgb(66, 232, 44) in RGB, hsl(113, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 0%, 81%, 9%) 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 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42E82C
HEX#42E82C
RGBrgb(66, 232, 44)
HSLhsl(113, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(113, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 0%, 81%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.255 141.6)
LABlab(81.41% -67.27 69.94)
LCHlch(81.41% 97.05 133.89)

What #42E82C 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 #42E82C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.87Erin#00FF40ΔE 12.23Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 14.26Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 14.33Neon Green#39FF14ΔE 14.57Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 14.78

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

#42E82C Channel Values

How #42E82C 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 232 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42E82C 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42E82C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42E82C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42E82C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42E82C
Complementary
#D22CE8
Analogous
#A0E82C
Analogous
#2CE874
Triadic
#2C42E8
Triadic
#E82C42
Split comp.
#742CE8
Split comp.
#E82CA0

Tints & Shades of #42E82C

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

#5AEB47
#77EE68
#90F183
#A9F49F
#C1F7BA
#DEFBDA

Shades

#2ED818
#27B814
#219711
#19730D
#125309
#0B3206

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42E82C.

How #42E82C 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#42E82C
Protanopia#D7D72F
Protanomaly#AFDE2E
Deuteranopia#C5C53D
Deuteranomaly#A1D437
Tritanopia#6DDBDB
Tritanomaly#5FE0B0
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42E82C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42e82c: #42E82C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42E82C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42e82c': '#42E82C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.910, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_42e82c">#42E82C</color>
SVG fillfill="#42E82C"

More Green Colors

#42E82C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#42E82C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42E82C?

#42E82C is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 232, 44) in RGB and hsl(113, 80%, 54%) 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 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #42E82C?

#42E82C is rgb(66, 232, 44) — red 66, green 232, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42E82C?

#42E82C converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 0%, 81%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42E82C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42E82C scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42E82C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42E82C 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 14.26, which is visibly different.

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