Information about #42C903 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A intensely saturated yellow-green, #42C903 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Harlequin Green (#46CB18). Slightly further away sit Green Apple (#4CC417) and Kelly Green (#4CBB17).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(66, 201, 3)), which gives #42C903 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #42C903: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #42C903 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#42C903 color variations
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#42C903 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#42C903 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#42C903 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#42C903 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#42C903 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 #42C903 color
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Nearest named colors to #42C903
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#46CB18
#4CC417
#4CBB17
#3AE700
#3FA800
#5EB600
#5CB200
#57E700
#54A800
#2AA800
#5CA904
#59E817
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#42C903
- RGB66, 201, 3
- CMYK53, 0, 78, 21
- CSSrgb(66, 201, 3)
- HSL101°, 97%, 40%
- HSL Precise100.909°, 97.059%, 40%
- HSV101°, 99%, 79%
- HSB101°, 99%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
- GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.788, 0.012)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.788, 0.012, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.788, 0.012)
- Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID42C903
- DECIMAL ID4376835
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



