#42C660#42C660
#42C660 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.183 H 147.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C660 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 198, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(134, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 51.5%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.14, -57.17, 40.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.14, 70.10, 144.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.2% -0.1542 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.2% 0.183 147.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5504, 42.3884, 17.9520) |
| Luminance | 0.4239 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.97
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.70
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.95
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.57
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C660 #C642A8
analogous
#66C642 #42C660 #42C6A2
triadic
#42C660 #6042C6 #C66042
tetradic
#42C660 #4266C6 #C642A8 #C6A242
square
#42C660 #4266C6 #C642A8 #C6A242
split-complementary
#42C660 #A242C6 #C64266
monochromatic
#216D32 #2F9C48 #42C660 #71D488 #A0E2AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#42C660 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#42C660 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C660
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C660 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C660 | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B557
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AA67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DC2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c660; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 198, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.183 147.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d88f',
500: '#42c660',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c660; $custom-light: #86d88f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c660",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 198,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.636,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73197,
"c": 0.18263,
"h": 147.6
},
"luminance": 0.42391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C660
secondary
#CF95C2
accent
#4BBCDD
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D