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#24BC42 Color

#24BC42 is rgb(36, 188, 66) in RGB, hsl(132, 68%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 65%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#24BC42
HEX#24BC42
RGBrgb(36, 188, 66)
HSLhsl(132, 68%, 44%)
HSVhsv(132, 81%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 65%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(69.6% 0.203 145.5)
LABlab(67.11% -57.80 48.45)
LCHlch(67.11% 75.42 140.03)

What #24BC42 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #24BC42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 5.19Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 8.32Vine Green#38A32AΔE 12.19Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 13.5Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 13.59Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 13.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#24BC42 Channel Values

How #24BC42 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 36 · G 188 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 68% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · S 81% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #24BC42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #24BC42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #24BC42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #24BC42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#24BC42
Complementary
#BC249E
Analogous
#52BC24
Analogous
#24BC8F
Triadic
#4224BC
Triadic
#BC4224
Split comp.
#8F24BC
Split comp.
#BC2452

Tints & Shades of #24BC42

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#31D853
#4FDE6C
#72E489
#94EBA5
#B6F1C2
#D4F7DB

Shades

#1FA339
#1B8D32
#167429
#115A20
#0C4017
#082B0F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #24BC42.

How #24BC42 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#24BC42
Protanopia#ADAD43
Protanomaly#8BB343
Deuteranopia#9E9E4A
Deuteranomaly#7FAB47
Tritanopia#4DB2B2
Tritanomaly#40B692
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #24BC42 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-24bc42: #24BC42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #24BC42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-24bc42': '#24BC42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.141, green: 0.737, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_24bc42">#24BC42</color>
SVG fillfill="#24BC42"

More Green Colors

#24BC42 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#24BC42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #24BC42?

#24BC42 is a mid-tone green — rgb(36, 188, 66) in RGB and hsl(132, 68%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #24BC42?

#24BC42 is rgb(36, 188, 66) — red 36, green 188, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #24BC42?

#24BC42 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 65%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #24BC42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #24BC42 scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #24BC42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #24BC42 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.5, which is visibly different.

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