#42A863#42A863
#42A863 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.139 H 151.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A863 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 168, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 61%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.7%, 0%, 41.1%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.71, -45.18, 27.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.71, 52.67, 149.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.44% -0.1222 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.44% 0.139 151.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5001, 30.0626, 16.6297) |
| Luminance | 0.3006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 2.12
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 2.16
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 2.42
Jade Green
#2BAF6A
ΔE00 2.71
Mediumseagreen
#3CB371
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A863 #A84287
analogous
#54A842 #42A863 #42A896
triadic
#42A863 #6342A8 #A86342
tetradic
#42A863 #4254A8 #A84287 #A89642
square
#42A863 #4254A8 #A84287 #A89642
split-complementary
#42A863 #9642A8 #A84254
monochromatic
#1F502F #317C49 #42A863 #65C283 #91D4A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#42A863 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#42A863 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42A863
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A863 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A863 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99B5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9168
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#22A597
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a863; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 168, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.139 151.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c390',
500: '#42a863',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a863; $custom-light: #80c390; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a863",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 168,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.412,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65443,
"c": 0.13945,
"h": 151.2
},
"luminance": 0.30064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A863
secondary
#BF87AD
accent
#54AAD3
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#EFF8F0
border
#CAD1CB
text
#0B120C
muted
#7C817D