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#42F06E Color

#42F06E is rgb(66, 240, 110) in RGB, hsl(135, 85%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 54%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42F06E
HEX#42F06E
RGBrgb(66, 240, 110)
HSLhsl(135, 85%, 60%)
HSVhsv(135, 73%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 54%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.1% 0.222 147.5)
LABlab(84.29% -65.17 48.90)
LCHlch(84.29% 81.48 143.12)

What #42F06E 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 #42F06E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 8.63Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 8.91Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 11.19Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 15.87Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 16.44Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 16.65

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

#42F06E Channel Values

How #42F06E 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 240 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 85% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 73% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42F06E 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42F06E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42F06E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42F06E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42F06E
Complementary
#F042C4
Analogous
#6EF042
Analogous
#42F0C4
Triadic
#6E42F0
Triadic
#F06E42
Split comp.
#C442F0
Split comp.
#F0426E

Tints & Shades of #42F06E

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

#5AF280
#76F496
#8EF6A8
#AAF8BE
#C2FAD0
#DEFCE6

Shades

#1DED51
#11D041
#0EAA35
#0B8429
#085E1D
#053912

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42F06E.

How #42F06E 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#42F06E
Protanopia#DEDE6F
Protanomaly#B5E66F
Deuteranopia#CCCC75
Deuteranomaly#A6DB72
Tritanopia#6BE5E5
Tritanomaly#5DE9C1
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42F06E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42f06e: #42F06E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42F06E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42f06e': '#42F06E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.941, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_42f06e">#42F06E</color>
SVG fillfill="#42F06E"

More Green Colors

#42F06E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#42F06E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42F06E?

#42F06E is a light green — rgb(66, 240, 110) in RGB and hsl(135, 85%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #42F06E?

#42F06E is rgb(66, 240, 110) — red 66, green 240, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42F06E?

#42F06E converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 54%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42F06E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42F06E scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42F06E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42F06E 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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