#42BC6B#42BC6B
#42BC6B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.159 H 151.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BC6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 188, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.9%, 0%, 43.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.16, -51.70, 31.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.16, 60.42, 148.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.79% -0.1395 0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.79% 0.159 151) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8820, 38.1839, 20.0714) |
| Luminance | 0.3819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.33
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 1.54
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.44
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.49
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.35
Fern
#63B76C
ΔE00 3.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BC6B #BC4293
analogous
#56BC42 #42BC6B #42BCA8
triadic
#42BC6B #6B42BC #BC6B42
tetradic
#42BC6B #4256BC #BC4293 #BCA842
square
#42BC6B #4256BC #BC4293 #BCA842
split-complementary
#42BC6B #A842BC #BC4256
monochromatic
#226137 #328F51 #42BC6B #6FCC8E #9CDCB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#42BC6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.64
#42BC6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BC6B
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BC6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BC6B | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAD65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA270
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CB9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bc6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 188, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.159 151.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d196',
500: '#42bc6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bc6b; $custom-light: #84d196; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bc6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 188,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.164,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70788,
"c": 0.15946,
"h": 151
},
"luminance": 0.38186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BC6B
secondary
#C991B6
accent
#50AAD8
background
#F8FCF9
surface
#F0F9F2
border
#CBD2CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D827E