#42A070#42A070

#42A070 is a light, moderate green. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.116 H 158.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42A070
RGB	rgb(66, 160, 112)
HSL	hsl(149, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(149, 59%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 0%, 30%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.41, -39.28, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.41, 42.76, 156.71°)
OKLab	oklab(63.63% -0.1073 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(63.63% 0.116 158.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7407, 27.4680, 19.6930)
Luminance	0.2747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#42A070 #A04272

analogous

#43A042 #42A070 #42A09F

triadic

#42A070 #7042A0 #A07042

tetradic

#42A070 #4243A0 #A04272 #A09F42

square

#42A070 #4243A0 #A04272 #A09F42

split-complementary

#42A070 #9F42A0 #A04243

monochromatic

#1E4933 #307552 #42A070 #61BE8F #8DD0AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.23

#42A070 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.49

#42A070 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #42A070

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42A070	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42A070	1.00	3.23	6.49	6.49
#FFFFFF	3.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9F956D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928B73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D9F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42a070;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 160, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.116 158.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7fbd99',
    500: '#42a070',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42a070;
$custom-light: #7fbd99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42a070",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 160,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 149.362,
    "s": 41.593,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63633,
    "c": 0.11555,
    "h": 158.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42A070

secondary

#BB839F

accent

#5695D1

background

#F8FBF9

surface

#EFF6F2

border

#CAD0CC

text

#0B120E

muted

#7C817E

Preview Lab

Preview with #42A070

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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