What color is #42E833?

#42E833 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Out of Left Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42E833?

The RGB value is 66, 232, 51: 66 red, 232 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42E833?

The complementary color is #D933E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42E833?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42E833 color

#42E833 rgb(66, 232, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #42E833 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 91% green and 20% blue (66, 232, 51).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 80% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Out of Left Field (#2CED2B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#42E833 color codes

HEX	`#42E833`
RGB	`rgb(66, 232, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 91%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 80%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 78%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 78%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, -72.87, 69.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 100.83, 136.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.699, 59.107, 12.87)`
Decimal	`4384819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42E833, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #42E833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#42E833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #42E833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42e833; }
.text { color: #42e833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42e833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 232 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42e833, #33e87e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Green.

Questions

What color is #42E833?: #42E833 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Out of Left Field. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42E833?: The RGB value is 66, 232, 51: 66 red, 232 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42E833?: The complementary color is #D933E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42E833?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.