Palettes / Colors / #42E048

#42E048 — Green

#42E048 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #42E048 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#42E048 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E042DB; it also sits naturally between #8CE042 and #42E097. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 88% · Blue 28%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #42E048

.text { color: #42E048; }
.background { background-color: #42E048; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42E048; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 224, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 72%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42E048; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 224, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42E048; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 224, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42E048">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42E048">Div content here</div>

Shades of #42E048

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Tones of #42E048

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E042DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42E048: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42E048

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #42E048 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #42E048 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #42E048?

#42E048 is Green, a green color (RGB 66, 224, 72). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42E048?

#42E048 is RGB 66, 224, 72 — HSL 122°, 72%, 57% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 68%, 12%.

What colors go with #42E048?

Its complement is #E042DB; analogous partners are #8CE042 and #42E097. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42E048 for text?

Black text on #42E048 has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.