#42CE6C#42CE6C
#42CE6C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.182 H 149.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 47.6%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.79, -58.26, 37.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.79, 69.54, 146.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.44% -0.157 0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.44% 0.182 149.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0227, 46.3806, 21.7127) |
| Luminance | 0.4638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.01
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.24
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.68
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.38
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CE6C #CE42A4
analogous
#5ECE42 #42CE6C #42CEB2
triadic
#42CE6C #6C42CE #CE6C42
tetradic
#42CE6C #425ECE #CE42A4 #CEB242
square
#42CE6C #425ECE #CE42A4 #CEB242
split-complementary
#42CE6C #B242CE #CE425E
monochromatic
#1F7739 #2BA751 #42CE6C #73DB92 #A3E7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#42CE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#42CE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CE6C
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CE6C | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB173
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ce6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.182 149.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87de97',
500: '#42ce6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ce6c; $custom-light: #87de97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ce6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75439,
"c": 0.18224,
"h": 149.5
},
"luminance": 0.46384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CE6C
secondary
#D498C2
accent
#46B3E2
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7E837E