#42A01E#42A01E
#42A01E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.183 H 139.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A01E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 160, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(103, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(103, 81%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.8%, 0%, 81.3%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.41, -50.21, 54.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.41, 73.90, 132.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.49% -0.1384 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.49% 0.183 139) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0513, 26.3923, 5.5291) |
| Luminance | 0.2639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 1.88
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 1.91
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.52
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.48
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.78
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A01E #7C1EA0
analogous
#83A01E #42A01E #1EA03B
triadic
#42A01E #1E42A0 #A01E42
tetradic
#42A01E #1E83A0 #7C1EA0 #A03B1E
square
#42A01E #1E83A0 #7C1EA0 #A03B1E
split-complementary
#42A01E #3B1EA0 #A01E83
monochromatic
#17390B #2D6C14 #42A01E #57D428 #7EE059
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#42A01E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#42A01E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A01E
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A01E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A01E | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59100
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#389A88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a01e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 160, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.183 139.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bd66',
500: '#42a01e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a01e; $custom-light: #82bd66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a01e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 160,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 103.385,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62489,
"c": 0.18332,
"h": 139
},
"luminance": 0.26394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A01E
secondary
#A556C4
accent
#3DEBBB
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F7EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0B1206
muted
#7C817A