Palettes / Colors / #42FF71

#42FF71 — Vivid Green

#42FF71 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color SpringGreen (#00FF7F). It belongs to the green family.

#42FF71 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 #FF42D0; it also sits naturally between #71FF42 and #42FFD0. 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 100% · Blue 44%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #42FF71

.text { color: #42FF71; }
.background { background-color: #42FF71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #42FF71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 255, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #42FF71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 255, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #42FF71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 255, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#42FF71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#42FF71">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF42D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #42FF71: #000000.

How #42FF71 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 #42FF71 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 #42FF71?

#42FF71 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 66, 255, 113). Its closest standard named color is SpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #42FF71?

#42FF71 is RGB 66, 255, 113 — HSL 135°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 74%, 0%, 56%, 0%.

What colors go with #42FF71?

Its complement is #FF42D0; analogous partners are #71FF42 and #42FFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #42FF71 for text?

Black text on #42FF71 has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.