#42CE3C#42CE3C
#42CE3C is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.219 H 142.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CE3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(118, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(118, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 70.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.30, -64.00, 58.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.30, 86.86, 137.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.88% -0.174 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.88% 0.219 142.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1322, 45.6244, 11.7560) |
| Luminance | 0.4563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 0.98
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 3.70
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 3.89
Vibrant Green
#0ADD08
ΔE00 4.71
Green Apple
#5EDC1F
ΔE00 5.22
Toxic Green
#61DE2A
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CE3C #C83CCE
analogous
#8BCE3C #42CE3C #3CCE7F
triadic
#42CE3C #3C42CE #CE3C42
tetradic
#42CE3C #3C8BCE #C83CCE #CE7F3C
square
#42CE3C #3C8BCE #C83CCE #CE7F3C
split-complementary
#42CE3C #7F3CCE #CE3C8B
monochromatic
#20731D #2EA429 #42CE3C #71DA6D #A1E79E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#42CE3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#42CE3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CE3C
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CE3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CE3C | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BB24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2B04B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EC8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ce3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.219 142.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89de7a',
500: '#42ce3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ce3c; $custom-light: #89de7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ce3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 117.534,
"s": 59.836,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74875,
"c": 0.21945,
"h": 142.5
},
"luminance": 0.45627
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CE3C
secondary
#D093D3
accent
#45E3DC
background
#F9FDF7
surface
#F1FBEE
border
#CBD4C9
text
#0D150A
muted
#7E837C