Palettes / Colors / #42FA4F

#42FA4F — Vivid Green

#42FA4F is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SpringGreen (#00FF7F). It belongs to the green family.

#42FA4F 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 #FA42EE; it also sits naturally between #92FA42 and #42FAAA. 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 98% · Blue 31%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #42FA4F

.text { color: #42FA4F; }
.background { background-color: #42FA4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42FA4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 250, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42FA4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 250, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42FA4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 250, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42FA4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42FA4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #42FA4F

Tints of #42FA4F

Tones of #42FA4F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FA42EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42FA4F: #000000.

How #42FA4F 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 #42FA4F

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #42FA4E  ·  #42FA50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #42FA4F?

#42FA4F is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 66, 250, 79). Its closest standard named color is SpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42FA4F?

#42FA4F is RGB 66, 250, 79 — HSL 124°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 68%, 2%.

What colors go with #42FA4F?

Its complement is #FA42EE; analogous partners are #92FA42 and #42FAAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42FA4F for text?

Black text on #42FA4F has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.