#42CC6E#42CC6E
#42CC6E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.178 H 150.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CC6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 204, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 46.1%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.20, -57.21, 36.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.20, 67.71, 147.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1542 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.178 150.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6520, 45.4669, 22.1202) |
| Luminance | 0.4547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.35
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.96
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.30
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.67
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CC6E #CC42A0
analogous
#5BCC42 #42CC6E #42CCB3
triadic
#42CC6E #6E42CC #CC6E42
tetradic
#42CC6E #425BCC #CC42A0 #CCB342
square
#42CC6E #425BCC #CC42A0 #CCB342
split-complementary
#42CC6E #B342CC #CC425B
monochromatic
#1F743A #2CA453 #42CC6E #72D993 #A2E6B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#42CC6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.09
#42CC6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CC6E
10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CC6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CC6E | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.09 | 10.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBB67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAF75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cc6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.178 150.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dd99',
500: '#42cc6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cc6e; $custom-light: #87dd99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cc6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 204,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.13,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74959,
"c": 0.17785,
"h": 150.1
},
"luminance": 0.4547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CC6E
secondary
#D397C0
accent
#47B0E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7D837E