#42A152#42A152
#42A152 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.146 H 146.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A152 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 161, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(130, 42%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(130, 59%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 0%, 49.1%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.21, -45.18, 32.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.21, 55.83, 144.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.31% -0.1223 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.31% 0.146 146.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5136, 27.2557, 12.3716) |
| Luminance | 0.2726 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.26
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.67
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 3.79
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 4.39
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 4.44
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A152 #A14291
analogous
#62A142 #42A152 #42A182
triadic
#42A152 #5242A1 #A15242
tetradic
#42A152 #4262A1 #A14291 #A18242
square
#42A152 #4262A1 #A14291 #A18242
split-complementary
#42A152 #8242A1 #A14262
monochromatic
#1E4A26 #30763C #42A152 #62BF71 #8DD098
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#42A152 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#42A152 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A152
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A152 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A152 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3944C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2D9E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a152; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 161, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.146 146.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80be84',
500: '#42a152',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a152; $custom-light: #80be84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a152",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 161,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 130.105,
"s": 41.85,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63305,
"c": 0.14595,
"h": 146.9
},
"luminance": 0.27257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A152
secondary
#BB83B2
accent
#56BDD2
background
#F8FBF8
surface
#EFF7EF
border
#CAD0CA
text
#0B120B
muted
#7C817C