#42de21 Color Information

#42de21 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 #42de21. In RGB, it consists of 25.9% Red, 87.1% Green, and 12.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 70.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 85.1% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 109.5°, with saturation of 74.1% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #42de21 is 4382241, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #42de21 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#42de21 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color66, 222, 33 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color25.9%, 87.1%, 12.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.741, 0.129, 0.871 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.703, 0, 0.851, 0.129 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color109.5°, 74.1%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color109.5°, 85.1%, 87.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color28.643, 53.511, 10.258 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color33, 222, 189 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4382241 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color78.175, -70.710, 71.367 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)78.175, 100.465, 134.735 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color78.175, -65.996, 91.781 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color73.151, -58.122, 42.892 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.310, 0.579, 53.511 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282572321 / 0xff42de21 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #42de21

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #42de21, its pure hue is 109.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.1%, and its lightness is 50.0%. 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 #42de21, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #081c04 to #3ac21d.

Tints of #42de21

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #42de21, its pure hue is 109.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.1%, and its lightness is 50.0%. 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 #42de21, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5ae23d to #e7fbe3.

Tones of #42de21

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #42de21, its pure hue is 109.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 74.1%, 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 #42de21, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #2dff00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #42de21

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #42de21! For #42de21, 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, #42de21. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #42de21

This color, #42de21, consists of 25.9% Red, 87.1% Green, and 12.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 66, Green = 222, Blue = 33. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #42de21 is 70.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 85.1% Yellow, and 12.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R25.9%
C70.3%
G87.1%
M0.0%
B12.9%
Y85.1%
K12.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 66 222 33
Octal 102 336 41
Hexa #42 #de #21
Binary 01000010 11011110 00100001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 70 0 85 12
Octal 106 0 125 14
Hexa #46 #00 #55 #0c
Binary 01000110 00000000 01010101 00001100

Analogous Colors of #42de21

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #42de21 — which has hue 109.5° — its analogous colors are located at 79.5° and 139.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42de21.

Triadic Colors of #42de21

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 #42de21 — which has hue 109.5° — its triadic colors are located at 109.5° and 349.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42de21.

Complementary Color of #42de21

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #42de21 — which has hue 109.5° — its complementary color is located at 289.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42de21.

Split Complementary Colors of #42de21

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 #42de21 — which has hue 109.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 109.5° and 319.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42de21.

Tetradic Colors of #42de21

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 #42de21 — which has hue 109.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 19.5°, 109.5°, 199.5°, and 289.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #42de21.

Monochromatic Colors of #42de21

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #42de21, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #266719 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #9bf788 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #42de21

We want to make getting started with #42de21 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #42de21 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #42de21 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 #42de21 with other HTML elements.

#42de21 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #42de21.
<span style="color: #42de21;">The color of this text is #42de21.</span>

#42de21 Background Color

The background color for this text is #42de21.
<div style="background-color: #42de21; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #42de21.</div>

#42de21 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #42de21.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #42de21;">This color for the shadow of this text is #42de21.</span>

#42de21 Border Color

This is a div with border color #42de21.
<div style="border: #42de21 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #42de21.</div>

#42de21 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #42de21 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42de21; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42de21 on a white background.</div></div>

#42de21 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #42de21 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #42de21; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #42de21 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #42de21 to White

This is a gradient from #42de21 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42de21,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42de21,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42de21,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42de21,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42de21 to white.</div>

Gradient from #42de21 to Black

This is a gradient from #42de21 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#42de21,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#42de21,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#42de21,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#42de21,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #42de21 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #42de21

In addition to using #42de21 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 #42de21 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #42de21, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 66, Green = 222, Blue = 33). If you need details about the color coordinates of #42de21 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 #42de21
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(66, 222, 33)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #42de21; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #42de21; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #42de21; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(66, 222, 33);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#42de21")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:66, green:222, blue:33, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:66 green:222 blue:33 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(66f, 222f, 33f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(66, 222, 33);
 

#42de21 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #42de21 the same way. For those with color blindness, #42de21 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #42de21 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #42de21 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 #42de21 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 #42de21 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 #42de21 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 1.8:1 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
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text