#42A63E#42A63E
#42A63E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.170 H 142.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A63E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 166, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(118, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(118, 63%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 62.7%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.58, -49.77, 44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.58, 66.56, 138.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% -0.1354 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.17 142.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7516, 28.7769, 9.2282) |
| Luminance | 0.2878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 1.59
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 2.46
Kelly Green (survey)
#02AB2E
ΔE00 3.30
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 3.97
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A63E #A23EA6
analogous
#76A63E #42A63E #3EA66E
triadic
#42A63E #3E42A6 #A63E42
tetradic
#42A63E #3E76A6 #A23EA6 #A66E3E
square
#42A63E #3E76A6 #A23EA6 #A66E3E
split-complementary
#42A63E #6E3EA6 #A63E76
monochromatic
#1F4D1D #30792D #42A63E #62C35E #8ED48B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#42A63E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#42A63E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A63E
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A63E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A63E | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9732
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#31A190
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a63e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 166, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.170 142.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c177',
500: '#42a63e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a63e; $custom-light: #81c177; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a63e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 166,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 117.692,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6436,
"c": 0.17027,
"h": 142.7
},
"luminance": 0.28778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A63E
secondary
#BC82BE
accent
#53D5D0
background
#F8FCF7
surface
#EFF8ED
border
#CAD1C8
text
#0B1209
muted
#7C817B