#42BA60#42BA60
#42BA60 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.167 H 148.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BA60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 186, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.5%, 0%, 48.4%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.37, -52.73, 35.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.37, 63.78, 145.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% -0.1423 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.167 148.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9154, 37.1183, 17.0737) |
| Luminance | 0.3712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.68
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.92
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 3.50
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.56
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.58
Boring Green
#63B365
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BA60 #BA429C
analogous
#60BA42 #42BA60 #42BA9C
triadic
#42BA60 #6042BA #BA6042
tetradic
#42BA60 #4260BA #BA429C #BA9C42
square
#42BA60 #4260BA #BA429C #BA9C42
split-complementary
#42BA60 #9C42BA #BA4260
monochromatic
#226031 #328D49 #42BA60 #6ECB85 #9BDBAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#42BA60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#42BA60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BA60
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BA60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BA60 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAA59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA066
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19B6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ba60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 186, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.167 148.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d08f',
500: '#42ba60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ba60; $custom-light: #84d08f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ba60",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 186,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 135,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70084,
"c": 0.16696,
"h": 148.5
},
"luminance": 0.37121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BA60
secondary
#C890BA
accent
#51B6D7
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#F0F9F0
border
#CBD2CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D827D