#42A61E#42A61E
#42A61E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.190 H 139.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A61E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 166, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(104, 69%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(104, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 81.9%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.36, -52.38, 56.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.36, 76.71, 133.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% -0.1443 0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.19 139.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1166, 28.5230, 5.8842) |
| Luminance | 0.2852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lawn Green
#4DA409
ΔE00 2.06
Grass
#5CAC2D
ΔE00 3.15
Grassy Green
#419C03
ΔE00 3.32
Grass Green
#3F9B0B
ΔE00 3.51
Green (survey)
#15B01A
ΔE00 3.62
Leaf Green
#5CA904
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A61E #821EA6
analogous
#86A61E #42A61E #1EA63E
triadic
#42A61E #1E42A6 #A61E42
tetradic
#42A61E #1E86A6 #821EA6 #A63E1E
square
#42A61E #1E86A6 #821EA6 #A63E1E
split-complementary
#42A61E #3E1EA6 #A61E86
monochromatic
#193E0B #2D7215 #42A61E #57D829 #80E25D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#42A61E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#42A61E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A61E
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A61E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A61E | 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)
#9F8E2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#36A08D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a61e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 166, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.190 139.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c167',
500: '#42a61e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a61e; $custom-light: #83c167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a61e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 166,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 104.118,
"s": 69.388,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64101,
"c": 0.19021,
"h": 139.3
},
"luminance": 0.28524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A61E
secondary
#A95AC6
accent
#3CECBD
background
#F8FCF6
surface
#F0F8EB
border
#CBD1C6
text
#0C1207
muted
#7D817A