#42CE3B#42CE3B
#42CE3B is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.220 H 142.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CE3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(117, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(117, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 71.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.29, -64.08, 59.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.29, 87.17, 137.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.1743 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.22 142.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1060, 45.6140, 11.6181) |
| Luminance | 0.4562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 0.93
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 3.71
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 3.85
Vibrant Green
#0ADD08
ΔE00 4.65
Green Apple
#5EDC1F
ΔE00 5.15
Toxic Green
#61DE2A
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CE3B #C73BCE
analogous
#8CCE3B #42CE3B #3BCE7E
triadic
#42CE3B #3B42CE #CE3B42
tetradic
#42CE3B #3B8CCE #C73BCE #CE7E3B
square
#42CE3B #3B8CCE #C73BCE #CE7E3B
split-complementary
#42CE3B #7E3BCE #CE3B8C
monochromatic
#21721D #2FA329 #42CE3B #71DA6C #A0E69D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#42CE3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#42CE3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CE3B
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CE3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CE3B | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BB22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B04A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EC8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ce3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.220 142.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89de79',
500: '#42ce3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ce3b; $custom-light: #89de79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ce3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 117.143,
"s": 60,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74867,
"c": 0.22006,
"h": 142.4
},
"luminance": 0.45617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CE3B
secondary
#D092D3
accent
#45E3DC
background
#F9FDF7
surface
#F1FBEE
border
#CBD4C9
text
#0D150A
muted
#7E837C