#42CC6F#42CC6F
#42CC6F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.455; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.177 H 150.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CC6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 204, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 45.6%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.21, -57.05, 35.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.21, 67.31, 147.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.98% -0.1537 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.98% 0.177 150.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7067, 45.4888, 22.4086) |
| Luminance | 0.4549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.22
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.84
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.58
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CC6F #CC429F
analogous
#5ACC42 #42CC6F #42CCB4
triadic
#42CC6F #6F42CC #CC6F42
tetradic
#42CC6F #425ACC #CC429F #CCB442
square
#42CC6F #425ACC #CC429F #CCB442
split-complementary
#42CC6F #B442CC #CC425A
monochromatic
#1F743B #2CA454 #42CC6F #72D994 #A2E6B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#42CC6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.10
#42CC6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CC6F
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CC6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CC6F | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.10 | 10.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBB68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAF75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cc6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.177 150.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dd99',
500: '#42cc6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cc6f; $custom-light: #87dd99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cc6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 204,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.565,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74975,
"c": 0.17695,
"h": 150.3
},
"luminance": 0.45492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CC6F
secondary
#D397BF
accent
#47AFE1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7D837E