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#42BE3C Color

#42BE3C is rgb(66, 190, 60) in RGB, hsl(117, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 68%, 25%) 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 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42BE3C
HEX#42BE3C
RGBrgb(66, 190, 60)
HSLhsl(117, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(117, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 68%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.201 142.5)
LABlab(68.31% -54.00 52.35)
LCHlch(68.31% 75.21 135.89)

What #42BE3C 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 #42BE3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 7.68Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 10.47Vine Green#38A32AΔE 10.88Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 11.85Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 12.17Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 13.65

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

#42BE3C Channel Values

How #42BE3C 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 66 · G 190 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42BE3C 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42BE3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42BE3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42BE3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42BE3C
Complementary
#B73CBE
Analogous
#83BE3C
Analogous
#3CBE76
Triadic
#3C42BE
Triadic
#BE3C42
Split comp.
#763CBE
Split comp.
#BE3C83

Tints & Shades of #42BE3C

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

#5AC954
#74D270
#8FDA8B
#A9E3A6
#C3EBC1
#DDF4DC

Shades

#3AA735
#318C2C
#297425
#1F591C
#174215
#0E270C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42BE3C.

How #42BE3C 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#42BE3C
Protanopia#B0B03D
Protanomaly#91B63D
Deuteranopia#A2A244
Deuteranomaly#86AE41
Tritanopia#5FB4B4
Tritanomaly#55B893
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42BE3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42be3c: #42BE3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42BE3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42be3c': '#42BE3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.745, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_42be3c">#42BE3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#42BE3C"

More Green Colors

#42BE3C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#42BE3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42BE3C?

#42BE3C is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 190, 60) in RGB and hsl(117, 52%, 49%) 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 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #42BE3C?

#42BE3C is rgb(66, 190, 60) — red 66, green 190, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42BE3C?

#42BE3C converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 68%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42BE3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42BE3C scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42BE3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42BE3C 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.