#42BF53#42BF53
#42BF53 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.185 H 145.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42BF53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 191, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 56.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, -56.42, 43.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 71.53, 142.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.2% -0.1525 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.2% 0.185 145.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4374, 39.0421, 14.5354) |
| Luminance | 0.3904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.22
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.95
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.06
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.94
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42BF53 #BF42AE
analogous
#6FBF42 #42BF53 #42BF91
triadic
#42BF53 #5342BF #BF5342
tetradic
#42BF53 #426FBF #BF42AE #BF9142
square
#42BF53 #426FBF #BF42AE #BF9142
split-complementary
#42BF53 #9142BF #BF426F
monochromatic
#22652B #32923F #42BF53 #70CE7D #9DDEA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#42BF53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#42BF53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42BF53
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42BF53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42BF53 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2AE49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A45B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EBAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42bf53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 191, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.185 145.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d386',
500: '#42bf53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42bf53; $custom-light: #85d386; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42bf53",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 191,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 128.16,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.712,
"c": 0.18489,
"h": 145.6
},
"luminance": 0.39044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42BF53
secondary
#CA93C3
accent
#4FC6D9
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140B
muted
#7D837C