#42c00c Color Information

#42c00c 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 #42c00c. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 75.3% Green, and 4.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 65.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 93.8% Yellow, and 24.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 102.0°, with saturation of 88.2% and lightness of 40%. The decimal value for #42c00c is 4374540, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42c00c 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#42c00c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 192, 12 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 75.3%, 4.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.247, 0.953 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.656, 0, 0.938, 0.247 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color102.0°, 88.2%, 40.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color102.0°, 93.7%, 75.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.163, 38.884, 6.738 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color12, 192, 138 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4374540 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.667, -61.895, 66.871 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.667, 91.119, 132.787 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.667, -55.631, 82.054 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.357, -48.546, 37.244 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.317, 0.582, 38.884 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282564620 / 0xff42c00c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #42c00c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42c00c, its pure hue is 102.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.2%, and its lightness is 40.0%. 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 #42c00c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081802 to #3aa80b.

Tints of #42c00c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42c00c, its pure hue is 102.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.2%, and its lightness is 40.0%. 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 #42c00c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5ac82a to #e7f7e1.

Tones of #42c00c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42c00c, its pure hue is 102.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.2%, 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 #42c00c, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3dcc00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42c00c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42c00c! For #42c00c, 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, #42c00c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42c00c

This color, #42c00c, consists of 25.9% Red, 75.3% Green, and 4.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 192, Blue = 12. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42c00c is 65.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 93.8% Yellow, and 24.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C65.6%
G75.3%
M0.0%
B4.7%
Y93.7%
K24.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 192 12
Octal 102 300 14
Hexa #42 #c0 #0c
Binary 01000010 11000000 00001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 65 0 93 24
Octal 101 0 135 30
Hexa #41 #00 #5d #18
Binary 01000001 00000000 01011101 00011000

Analogous Colors of #42c00c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42c00c — which has hue 102.0° — its analogous colors are located at 72.0° and 132.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c00c.

Triadic Colors of #42c00c

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 #42c00c — which has hue 102.0° — its triadic colors are located at 102.0° and 342.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c00c.

Complementary Color of #42c00c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42c00c — which has hue 102.0° — its complementary color is located at 282.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c00c.

Split Complementary Colors of #42c00c

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 #42c00c — which has hue 102.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 102.0° and 312.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c00c.

Tetradic Colors of #42c00c

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 #42c00c — which has hue 102.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 12.0°, 102.0°, 192.0°, and 282.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42c00c.

Monochromatic Colors of #42c00c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42c00c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #225d09 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #73f939 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42c00c

We want to make getting started with #42c00c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42c00c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42c00c 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 #42c00c with other HTML elements.

#42c00c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42c00c.
<span style="color: #42c00c;">The color of this text is #42c00c.</span>

#42c00c Background Color

The background color for this text is #42c00c.
<div style="background-color: #42c00c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42c00c.</div>

#42c00c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42c00c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42c00c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42c00c.</span>

#42c00c Border Color

This is a div with border color #42c00c.
<div style="border: #42c00c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42c00c.</div>

#42c00c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42c00c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42c00c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42c00c on a white background.</div></div>

#42c00c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42c00c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42c00c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42c00c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42c00c to White

This is a gradient from #42c00c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42c00c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42c00c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42c00c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42c00c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42c00c to white.</div>

Gradient from #42c00c to Black

This is a gradient from #42c00c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42c00c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42c00c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42c00c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42c00c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42c00c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42c00c

In addition to using #42c00c 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 #42c00c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42c00c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 192, Blue = 12). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42c00c 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 #42c00c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 192, 12)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42c00c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42c00c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42c00c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 192, 12);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42c00c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:192, blue:12, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:192 blue:12 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 192f, 12f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 192, 12);
 

#42c00c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42c00c the same way. For those with color blindness, #42c00c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42c00c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42c00c 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 #42c00c 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 #42c00c 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 #42c00c 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 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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