#42A61D#42A61D
#42A61D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.191 H 139.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A61D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 166, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 70%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(104, 83%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 82.5%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.35, -52.44, 56.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.35, 76.95, 132.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% -0.1444 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.191 139.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1041, 28.5179, 5.8180) |
| Luminance | 0.2852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 1.99
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.15
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.30
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.50
Green (survey)
#15B01A
ΔE00 3.62
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A61D #811DA6
analogous
#86A61D #42A61D #1DA63D
triadic
#42A61D #1D42A6 #A61D42
tetradic
#42A61D #1D86A6 #811DA6 #A63D1D
square
#42A61D #1D86A6 #811DA6 #A63D1D
split-complementary
#42A61D #3D1DA6 #A61D86
monochromatic
#193E0B #2D7214 #42A61D #57D927 #80E25B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#42A61D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#42A61D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A61D
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A61D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A61D | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#36A08D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a61d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 166, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.191 139.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c166',
500: '#42a61d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a61d; $custom-light: #83c166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a61d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 166,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 103.796,
"s": 70.256,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64096,
"c": 0.19064,
"h": 139.3
},
"luminance": 0.28519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A61D
secondary
#A959C6
accent
#3BEDBD
background
#F8FCF6
surface
#F0F8EB
border
#CBD1C6
text
#0C1206
muted
#7D817A