HEX atlas value

#42FA05

#42FA05 is a cool green HEX color close to Neon Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 66, 250, 5, HSL 105, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.6954, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#42FA05 Sample readable text

HEX #42FA05

RGB rgb(66, 250, 5)

HSL hsl(105 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(74, 0, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.6954

Contrast Black 14.91:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-42fa05: #42FA05;
.background-42fa05 { background-color: #42FA05; }
.text-42fa05 { color: #42FA05; }

Luminance0.6954

Black text14.91:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#42FA05","rgb":[66,250,5],"hsl":[105,96,50],"cmyk":[74,0,98,2],"luminance":0.6954,"contrast":{"black":14.91,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BDFA05","hex":"#BDFA05","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.84,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.21,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#86FC5F","hex":"#86FC5F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.1,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#40FF00","hex":"#40FF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Neon Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/42fa05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lawn-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BD05FA","analogous":["#BDFA05","#05FA42"],"triadic":["#0542FA","#FA0542"],"tetradic":["#05BDFA","#BD05FA","#FA4205"],"splitComplementary":["#4205FA","#FA05BD"],"monochromatic":["#86FC5F","#42FA05","#2AA003"]}

Variants

{"light":"#86FC5F","dark":"#2AA003","saturated":"#40FF00","desaturated":"#50DE21","pastel":"#A5F38C","neon":"#5EFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"neon-green","name":"Neon Green","hex":"#39FF14","distance":18.193405398660254},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":55.80322571321482},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":58.249463516842795},{"slug":"fluorescent-green","name":"Fluorescent Green","hex":"#08FF08","distance":58.29236656715869},{"slug":"chartreuse","name":"Chartreuse","hex":"#7FFF00","distance":61.40846847137616}]

HEX meaning and use

About #42FA05

#42FA05 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #42FA05 is visually closest to Neon Green, a named green color with HEX #39FF14.

The RGB channels are 66, 250, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 96% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6954, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.91:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #42FA05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BDFA05#000000 text · best 16.84:1#BDFA05

Chartreuse#000000 text · best 16.21:1#7FFF00

#86FC5F#000000 text · best 16.1:1#86FC5F

Lawn Green#000000 text · best 15.78:1#7CFC00

#40FF00#000000 text · best 15.52:1#40FF00

Generated Palette

#42FA05#42FA05

#BD05FA#BD05FA

#BDFA05#BDFA05

#05FA42#05FA42

#86FC5F#86FC5F

#2AA003#2AA003

Color Harmonies

#BD05FA#BD05FA

#BDFA05#BDFA05

#05FA42#05FA42

#0542FA#0542FA

#FA0542#FA0542

Variants

#86FC5F#86FC5F

#2AA003#2AA003

#40FF00#40FF00

#50DE21#50DE21

#A5F38C#A5F38C

#5EFF29#5EFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Neon Green#39FF14

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Lawn Green#7CFC00

Fluorescent Green#08FF08

Chartreuse#7FFF00

#42FA05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #42FA05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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