#42A950#42A950
#42A950 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.159 H 146.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42A950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 169, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 61%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 52.7%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, -48.63, 36.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 61.08, 142.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.39% -0.1316 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.39% 0.159 146) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8816, 30.1117, 12.4577) |
| Luminance | 0.3011 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Medium Green
#39AD48
ΔE00 1.94
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 2.34
Dark Pastel Green
#56AE57
ΔE00 2.42
Fern (survey)
#63A950
ΔE00 3.90
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.06
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42A950 #A9429B
analogous
#67A942 #42A950 #42A983
triadic
#42A950 #5042A9 #A95042
tetradic
#42A950 #4267A9 #A9429B #A98342
square
#42A950 #4267A9 #A9429B #A98342
split-complementary
#42A950 #8342A9 #A94267
monochromatic
#205126 #317D3B #42A950 #65C372 #91D49A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#42A950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#42A950 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42A950
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42A950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42A950 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9256
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2AA595
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42a950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 169, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.159 146.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c383',
500: '#42a950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42a950; $custom-light: #81c383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42a950",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 169,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 128.155,
"s": 43.83,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65387,
"c": 0.1588,
"h": 146
},
"luminance": 0.30113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42A950
secondary
#C087B8
accent
#54C2D4
background
#F8FCF8
surface
#EFF8EF
border
#CAD1CA
text
#0B130B
muted
#7C827C