#42BC6A#42BC6A
#42BC6A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.160 H 150.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BC6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 188, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 43.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, -51.87, 31.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 60.82, 148.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.77% -0.14 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.77% 0.16 150.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8297, 38.1629, 19.7959) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.44
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.49
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.48
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.61
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.39
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BC6A #BC4294
analogous
#57BC42 #42BC6A #42BCA7
triadic
#42BC6A #6A42BC #BC6A42
tetradic
#42BC6A #4257BC #BC4294 #BCA742
square
#42BC6A #4257BC #BC4294 #BCA742
split-complementary
#42BC6A #A742BC #BC4257
monochromatic
#226137 #328F50 #42BC6A #6FCC8D #9CDCB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#42BC6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#42BC6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BC6A
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BC6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BC6A | 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)
#BDAD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA270
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DB9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bc6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 188, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.160 150.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d195',
500: '#42bc6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bc6a; $custom-light: #84d195; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bc6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 188,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.672,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7077,
"c": 0.16039,
"h": 150.8
},
"luminance": 0.38165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BC6A
secondary
#C991B6
accent
#50ABD8
background
#F8FCF9
surface
#F0F9F2
border
#CBD2CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D827E