#42CB64#42CB64
#42CB64 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.185 H 148.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CB64 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 203, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(135, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(135, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 50.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.75, -58.39, 40.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.75, 71.12, 145.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.55% -0.1574 0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.55% 0.186 148) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9010, 44.7874, 19.3340) |
| Luminance | 0.4479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.60
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.79
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.14
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.48
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CB64 #CB42A9
analogous
#64CB42 #42CB64 #42CBA9
triadic
#42CB64 #6442CB #CB6442
tetradic
#42CB64 #4264CB #CB42A9 #CBA942
square
#42CB64 #4264CB #CB42A9 #CBA942
split-complementary
#42CB64 #A942CB #CB4264
monochromatic
#207334 #2DA34A #42CB64 #72D88B #A2E5B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#42CB64 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.96
#42CB64 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CB64
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CB64 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CB64 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.96 | 9.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBA5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cb64; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.185 148.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dc92',
500: '#42cb64',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cb64; $custom-light: #87dc92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cb64",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 203,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 134.891,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74546,
"c": 0.1855,
"h": 148
},
"luminance": 0.4479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CB64
secondary
#D297C3
accent
#48BAE0
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF1
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150D
muted
#7D837E