Close to Medium Spring Green
#42FFBB
#42FFBB is a light, vivid green, close to the color Medium Spring Green. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 100% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 158°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #42FFBB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.29:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.29:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #42FFBB as they’d see it.
#42FFBB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #42FFBB
What color is #42FFBB?
#42FFBB is a light, vivid green, close to the color Medium Spring Green. In RGB it’s made of 25.9% red, 100% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 158°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #42FFBB in RGB?
#42FFBB is rgb(66, 255, 187): 66 red, 255 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #42FFBB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(74, 0, 27, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #42FFBB?
PANTONE 7482 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #42FFBB?
Its complement #FFD9E1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.