Palettes / Colors / #42E925
#42E925 — Vivid Green
#42E925 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 #42E925 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.
#42E925 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 #CC25E9; it also sits naturally between #A5E925 and #25E96A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #42E925 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 66, 233, 37 |
| HSL | 111°, 82%, 53% |
| HSV | 111°, 84%, 91% |
| CMYK | 72%, 0%, 84%, 9% |
| XYZ | 31.72, 59.57, 11.58 |
| Yxy | 59.57, 0.3084, 0.5791 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.60, -73.89, 73.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.18, -58.50, 42.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 26% · Green 91% · Blue 15%
Cyan 72% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 84% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #42E925
.text { color: #42E925; }
.background { background-color: #42E925; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42E925; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 233, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 82%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42E925; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 233, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42E925; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 233, 37, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#42E925">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42E925">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CC25E9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #42E925: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #42E925
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #42E925: ·
How #42E925 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 #42E925 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #42E925?
#42E925 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 66, 233, 37). Its closest standard named color is LawnGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #42E925?
#42E925 is RGB 66, 233, 37 — HSL 111°, 82%, 53% — CMYK 72%, 0%, 84%, 9%.
What colors go with #42E925?
Its complement is #CC25E9; analogous partners are #A5E925 and #25E96A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #42E925 for text?
Black text on #42E925 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.