#42A120#42A120
#42A120 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.184 H 139.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A120 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 161, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 67%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(104, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 80.1%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.74, -50.46, 53.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.74, 73.86, 133.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.77% -0.139 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.77% 0.184 139.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2517, 26.7509, 5.7259) |
| Luminance | 0.2675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 2.22
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 2.22
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.49
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 4.25
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 4.51
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A120 #7F20A1
analogous
#82A120 #42A120 #20A13E
triadic
#42A120 #2042A1 #A12042
tetradic
#42A120 #2082A1 #7F20A1 #A13E20
square
#42A120 #2082A1 #7F20A1 #A13E20
split-complementary
#42A120 #3E20A1 #A12082
monochromatic
#183B0C #2D6E16 #42A120 #57D42A #7FDF5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#42A120 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#42A120 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A120
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A120 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A120 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#379B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a120; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 161, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.184 139.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82be67',
500: '#42a120',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a120; $custom-light: #82be67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a120",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 161,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.186,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62769,
"c": 0.18354,
"h": 139.2
},
"luminance": 0.26752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A120
secondary
#A75AC3
accent
#3EEABC
background
#F8FBF6
surface
#F0F7EB
border
#CBD0C6
text
#0C1206
muted
#7D817A