#42BB66#42BB66
#42BB66 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.163 H 149.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BB66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 187, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 0%, 45.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.77, -52.15, 33.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.77, 61.90, 147.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.44% -0.1407 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.44% 0.163 149.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4137, 37.6559, 18.6549) |
| Luminance | 0.3766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.31
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.03
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.14
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.39
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BB66 #BB4297
analogous
#5BBB42 #42BB66 #42BBA2
triadic
#42BB66 #6642BB #BB6642
tetradic
#42BB66 #425BBB #BB4297 #BBA242
square
#42BB66 #425BBB #BB4297 #BBA242
split-complementary
#42BB66 #A242BB #BB425B
monochromatic
#226135 #328E4D #42BB66 #6ECC8A #9CDCAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#42BB66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.53
#42BB66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BB66
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BB66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BB66 | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.53 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAC5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA16C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13B8A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bb66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 187, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.163 149.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d093',
500: '#42bb66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bb66; $custom-light: #84d093; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bb66",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 187,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.851,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70442,
"c": 0.16277,
"h": 149.8
},
"luminance": 0.37658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BB66
secondary
#C891B8
accent
#50AFD7
background
#F8FCF9
surface
#F0F9F1
border
#CBD2CB
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D827E