#42C05E#42C05E
#42C05E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.177 H 147.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 192, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 50%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 0%, 51%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.23, -55.27, 39.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.23, 67.76, 144.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.61% -0.1491 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.61% 0.177 147.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1151, 39.6633, 17.0251) |
| Luminance | 0.3967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.80
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.24
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.37
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.55
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.99
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C05E #C042A4
analogous
#65C042 #42C05E #42C09D
triadic
#42C05E #5E42C0 #C05E42
tetradic
#42C05E #4265C0 #C042A4 #C09D42
square
#42C05E #4265C0 #C042A4 #C09D42
split-complementary
#42C05E #9D42C0 #C04265
monochromatic
#226631 #319447 #42C05E #70CF85 #9EDFAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#42C05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#42C05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C05E
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C05E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B056
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A565
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16BCA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 192, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.177 147.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d48d',
500: '#42c05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c05e; $custom-light: #85d48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 192,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.333,
"s": 50,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71613,
"c": 0.17665,
"h": 147.6
},
"luminance": 0.39666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C05E
secondary
#CB93BE
accent
#4EBBDA
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D