#42CE6D#42CE6D
#42CE6D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.181 H 149.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CE6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 47.1%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.81, -58.10, 37.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.81, 69.14, 147.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% -0.1565 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.181 149.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0763, 46.4021, 21.9946) |
| Luminance | 0.4641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.88
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.10
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.67
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.29
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CE6D #CE42A3
analogous
#5DCE42 #42CE6D #42CEB3
triadic
#42CE6D #6D42CE #CE6D42
tetradic
#42CE6D #425DCE #CE42A3 #CEB342
square
#42CE6D #425DCE #CE42A3 #CEB342
split-complementary
#42CE6D #B342CE #CE425D
monochromatic
#1F773A #2BA751 #42CE6D #73DB93 #A3E7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#42CE6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#42CE6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CE6D
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CE6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CE6D | 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)
#CFBD65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB174
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ce6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.181 149.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87de98',
500: '#42ce6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ce6d; $custom-light: #87de98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ce6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.429,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75455,
"c": 0.18134,
"h": 149.7
},
"luminance": 0.46405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CE6D
secondary
#D498C2
accent
#46B2E2
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7E837E