Information about #42A94E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated natural green, #42A94E carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Green (#4AA84A). Slightly further away sit Moderate Emerald Green (#4AA855) and Fruit Salad (#4BA351).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 169, 78)), which gives #42A94E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #42A94E: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#42A94E color variations
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#42A94E color tints
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#42A94E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42A94E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42A94E color hues
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#42A94E color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #42A94E color
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Nearest named colors to #42A94E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4AA84A
#4AA855
#4BA351
#39AD48
#3EA055
#419F59
#50A747
#50A743
#55A84A
#4AA861
#40A368
#4F9153
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42A94E
- RGB66, 169, 78
- CMYK40, 0, 36, 34
- CSSrgb(66, 169, 78)
- HSL127°, 44%, 46%
- HSL Precise126.99°, 43.83%, 46.078%
- HSV127°, 61%, 66%
- HSB127°, 61%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.663, 0.306)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.663, 0.306, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.663, 0.306)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID42A94E
- DECIMAL ID4368718
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
