#42BC69#42BC69
#42BC69 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.161 H 150.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BC69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 188, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 44.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.13, -52.04, 32.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.13, 61.23, 148.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.75% -0.1404 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.75% 0.161 150.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7780, 38.1423, 19.5236) |
| Luminance | 0.3815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.47
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.55
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.53
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.73
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.43
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BC69 #BC4295
analogous
#58BC42 #42BC69 #42BCA6
triadic
#42BC69 #6942BC #BC6942
tetradic
#42BC69 #4258BC #BC4295 #BCA642
square
#42BC69 #4258BC #BC4295 #BCA642
split-complementary
#42BC69 #A642BC #BC4258
monochromatic
#226136 #328F50 #42BC69 #6FCC8D #9CDCB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#42BC69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#42BC69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BC69
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BC69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BC69 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAD63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA26F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EB9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bc69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 188, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.161 150.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d195',
500: '#42bc69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bc69; $custom-light: #84d195; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bc69",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 188,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.18,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70753,
"c": 0.16131,
"h": 150.5
},
"luminance": 0.38145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BC69
secondary
#C991B7
accent
#50ACD8
background
#F8FCF9
surface
#F0F9F2
border
#CBD2CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D827E