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#42D168 Color

#42D168 is rgb(66, 209, 104) in RGB, hsl(136, 61%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 50%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42D168
HEX#42D168
RGBrgb(66, 209, 104)
HSLhsl(136, 61%, 54%)
HSVhsv(136, 68%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 50%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.19 148.4)
LABlab(74.67% -56.18 40.21)
LCHlch(74.67% 69.08 144.41)

What #42D168 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 #42D168, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.58Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.91Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.21Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 12.92Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.28Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.4

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

#42D168 Channel Values

How #42D168 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 209 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 61% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 68% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42D168 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42D168 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42D168

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42D168; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42D168
Complementary
#D142AB
Analogous
#64D142
Analogous
#42D1B0
Triadic
#6842D1
Triadic
#D16842
Split comp.
#B042D1
Split comp.
#D14264

Tints & Shades of #42D168

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

#5BD77C
#78DE93
#90E4A7
#A9EABA
#C1F0CE
#DEF7E5

Shades

#2FC156
#28A449
#21873C
#19672E
#124A21
#0B2D14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42D168.

How #42D168 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#42D168
Protanopia#C2C269
Protanomaly#9FC869
Deuteranopia#B2B26E
Deuteranomaly#92BF6B
Tritanopia#60C8C8
Tritanomaly#56CBAA
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42D168 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42d168: #42D168;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42D168;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42d168': '#42D168' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.820, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_42d168">#42D168</color>
SVG fillfill="#42D168"

More Green Colors

#42D168 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#42D168 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42D168?

#42D168 is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 209, 104) in RGB and hsl(136, 61%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #42D168?

#42D168 is rgb(66, 209, 104) — red 66, green 209, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42D168?

#42D168 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 50%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42D168 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42D168 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42D168 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42D168 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.16, which is visibly different.

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