#42CC6B#42CC6B
#42CC6B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.181 H 149.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CC6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 204, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 47.5%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.16, -57.69, 37.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.16, 68.89, 146.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.91% -0.1554 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.91% 0.181 149.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4914, 45.4027, 21.2745) |
| Luminance | 0.4541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.76
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.34
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.58
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.95
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.13
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CC6B #CC42A3
analogous
#5ECC42 #42CC6B #42CCB0
triadic
#42CC6B #6B42CC #CC6B42
tetradic
#42CC6B #425ECC #CC42A3 #CCB042
square
#42CC6B #425ECC #CC42A3 #CCB042
split-complementary
#42CC6B #B042CC #CC425E
monochromatic
#1F7439 #2CA450 #42CC6B #72D991 #A2E6B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#42CC6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#42CC6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CC6B
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CC6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CC6B | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBB63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAF72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cc6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.181 149.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dd97',
500: '#42cc6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cc6b; $custom-light: #87dd97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cc6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 204,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.826,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7491,
"c": 0.18056,
"h": 149.4
},
"luminance": 0.45406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CC6B
secondary
#D397C1
accent
#47B3E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150D
muted
#7D837E