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#42C262 Color

#42C262 is rgb(66, 194, 98) in RGB, hsl(135, 51%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 49%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42C262
HEX#42C262
RGBrgb(66, 194, 98)
HSLhsl(135, 51%, 51%)
HSVhsv(135, 66%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 49%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.176 148.3)
LABlab(69.91% -51.92 37.31)
LCHlch(69.91% 63.93 144.30)

What #42C262 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 #42C262, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.8Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 10.24Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 11.33Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.71Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.03Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.16

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

#42C262 Channel Values

How #42C262 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 194 · B 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 51% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 66% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42C262 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42C262 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42C262

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42C262; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42C262
Complementary
#C242A2
Analogous
#62C242
Analogous
#42C2A2
Triadic
#6242C2
Triadic
#C26242
Split comp.
#A242C2
Split comp.
#C24262

Tints & Shades of #42C262

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

#5DCB79
#74D28C
#8FDBA2
#AAE4B9
#C5ECCF
#DCF4E2

Shades

#37A954
#2F9248
#27773B
#1E5C2E
#154120
#0E2A15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42C262.

How #42C262 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#42C262
Protanopia#B4B463
Protanomaly#94BA63
Deuteranopia#A6A667
Deuteranomaly#89B265
Tritanopia#5CB9B9
Tritanomaly#53BD9E
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42C262 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42c262: #42C262;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42C262;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42c262': '#42C262' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.761, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_42c262">#42C262</color>
SVG fillfill="#42C262"

More Green Colors

#42C262 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#42C262 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42C262?

#42C262 is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 194, 98) in RGB and hsl(135, 51%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #42C262?

#42C262 is rgb(66, 194, 98) — red 66, green 194, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42C262?

#42C262 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 49%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42C262 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42C262 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42C262 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42C262 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 15.57, which is visibly different.

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