#42C35E#42C35E
#42C35E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.181 H 147.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 195, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 51.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.17, -56.37, 40.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.17, 69.33, 144.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% -0.1521 0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.181 147.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7806, 40.9941, 17.2469) |
| Luminance | 0.4100 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.69
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.73
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.74
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.91
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.98
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C35E #C342A7
analogous
#66C342 #42C35E #42C39E
triadic
#42C35E #5E42C3 #C35E42
tetradic
#42C35E #4266C3 #C342A7 #C39E42
square
#42C35E #4266C3 #C342A7 #C39E42
split-complementary
#42C35E #9E42C3 #C34266
monochromatic
#216931 #309847 #42C35E #70D286 #9FE0AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#42C35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#42C35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C35E
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C35E | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B255
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A765
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13BFAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.181 147.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d68e',
500: '#42c35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c35e; $custom-light: #85d68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 195,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.023,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72391,
"c": 0.18053,
"h": 147.4
},
"luminance": 0.40997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C35E
secondary
#CD94C1
accent
#4DBCDB
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D