#42A669#42A669
#42A669 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.131 H 153.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A669 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 166, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 43%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 60%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 36.7%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.18, -43.25, 23.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.18, 49.05, 151.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.04% -0.1173 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.04% 0.131 153.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4313, 29.4488, 18.0747) |
| Luminance | 0.2945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 0.98
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 2.31
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 2.99
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 3.11
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 3.12
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A669 #A6427F
analogous
#4DA642 #42A669 #42A69B
triadic
#42A669 #6942A6 #A66942
tetradic
#42A669 #424DA6 #A6427F #A69B42
square
#42A669 #424DA6 #A6427F #A69B42
split-complementary
#42A669 #9B42A6 #A6424D
monochromatic
#1F4E32 #317A4D #42A669 #64C188 #90D3AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#42A669 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#42A669 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #42A669
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A669 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A669 | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69965
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98906D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1FA496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a669; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 166, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.131 153.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c194',
500: '#42a669',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a669; $custom-light: #80c194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a669",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 166,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.4,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6504,
"c": 0.13082,
"h": 153.7
},
"luminance": 0.29451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A669
secondary
#BE86A8
accent
#55A2D3
background
#F8FBF9
surface
#EFF7F1
border
#CAD0CB
text
#0B120D
muted
#7C817E