Palettes / Colors / #42E718

#42E718 — Vivid Green

#42E718 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color LawnGreen (#7CFC00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lawngreen (#7CFC00) — not an exact match. CSS lawngreen gives you #7CFC00, a different color; use #42E718 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.

#42E718 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 #BD18E7; it also sits naturally between #A9E718 and #18E756. 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 91% · Blue 9%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 90% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #42E718

.text { color: #42E718; }
.background { background-color: #42E718; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42E718; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 231, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(108, 81%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42E718; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 231, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42E718; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 231, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42E718">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42E718">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD18E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42E718: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42E718

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 #42E718 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 #42E718 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

← #42E717  ·  #42E719 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #42E718?

#42E718 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 66, 231, 24). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42E718?

#42E718 is RGB 66, 231, 24 — HSL 108°, 81%, 50% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 90%, 9%.

What colors go with #42E718?

Its complement is #BD18E7; analogous partners are #A9E718 and #18E756. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42E718 for text?

Black text on #42E718 has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.