#42a82c Color Information

#42a82c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #42a82c. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 65.9% Green, and 17.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 60.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.8% Yellow, and 34.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 109.4°, with saturation of 58.5% and lightness of 41.6%. The decimal value for #42a82c is 4368428, and its nearest "web safe" color is #339933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42a82c is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#42a82c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 168, 44 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 65.9%, 17.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.341, 0.827 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.607, 0, 0.738, 0.341 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color109.4°, 58.5%, 41.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color109.4°, 73.8%, 65.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.704, 29.345, 7.167 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color44, 168, 146 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4368428 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.085, -52.196, 52.154 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.085, 73.787, 135.023 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.085, -46.193, 66.504 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color54.171, -39.759, 30.076 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.314, 0.551, 29.345 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282558508 / 0xff42a82c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#339933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #42a82c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42a82c, its pure hue is 109.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.5%, and its lightness is 41.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #42a82c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081506 to #3a9327.

Tints of #42a82c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42a82c, its pure hue is 109.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.5%, and its lightness is 41.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #42a82c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5ab346 to #e7f4e5.

Tones of #42a82c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42a82c, its pure hue is 109.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #42a82c, which range from #6a6a6a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #26d400 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42a82c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42a82c! For #42a82c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #42a82c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42a82c

This color, #42a82c, consists of 25.9% Red, 65.9% Green, and 17.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 168, Blue = 44. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42a82c is 60.7% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.8% Yellow, and 34.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C60.7%
G65.9%
M0.0%
B17.3%
Y73.8%
K34.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 168 44
Octal 102 250 54
Hexa #42 #a8 #2c
Binary 01000010 10101000 00101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 60 0 73 34
Octal 74 0 111 42
Hexa #3c #00 #49 #22
Binary 00111100 00000000 01001001 00100010

Analogous Colors of #42a82c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42a82c — which has hue 109.4° — its analogous colors are located at 79.4° and 139.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42a82c.

Triadic Colors of #42a82c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #42a82c — which has hue 109.4° — its triadic colors are located at 109.4° and 349.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42a82c.

Complementary Color of #42a82c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42a82c — which has hue 109.4° — its complementary color is located at 289.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42a82c.

Split Complementary Colors of #42a82c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #42a82c — which has hue 109.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 109.4° and 319.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42a82c.

Tetradic Colors of #42a82c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #42a82c — which has hue 109.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 19.4°, 109.4°, 199.4°, and 289.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42a82c.

Monochromatic Colors of #42a82c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42a82c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #284921 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6eeb53 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42a82c

We want to make getting started with #42a82c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42a82c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42a82c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #42a82c with other HTML elements.

#42a82c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42a82c.
<span style="color: #42a82c;">The color of this text is #42a82c.</span>

#42a82c Background Color

The background color for this text is #42a82c.
<div style="background-color: #42a82c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42a82c.</div>

#42a82c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42a82c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42a82c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42a82c.</span>

#42a82c Border Color

This is a div with border color #42a82c.
<div style="border: #42a82c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42a82c.</div>

#42a82c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42a82c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42a82c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42a82c on a white background.</div></div>

#42a82c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42a82c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42a82c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42a82c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42a82c to White

This is a gradient from #42a82c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42a82c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42a82c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42a82c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42a82c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42a82c to white.</div>

Gradient from #42a82c to Black

This is a gradient from #42a82c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42a82c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42a82c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42a82c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42a82c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42a82c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42a82c

In addition to using #42a82c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #42a82c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42a82c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 168, Blue = 44). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42a82c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #42a82c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 168, 44)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42a82c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42a82c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42a82c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 168, 44);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42a82c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:168, blue:44, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:168 blue:44 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 168f, 44f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 168, 44);
 

#42a82c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42a82c the same way. For those with color blindness, #42a82c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42a82c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42a82c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #42a82c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #42a82c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #42a82c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #42a82c would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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