#42C36B#42C36B
#42C36B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.169 H 150.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 195, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 45.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.35, -54.36, 34.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.35, 64.17, 147.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.6% -0.1466 0.0837) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.6% 0.169 150.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4138, 41.2474, 20.5820) |
| Luminance | 0.4125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.74
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.00
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.16
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.00
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.13
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C36B #C3429A
analogous
#59C342 #42C36B #42C3AB
triadic
#42C36B #6B42C3 #C36B42
tetradic
#42C36B #4259C3 #C3429A #C3AB42
square
#42C36B #4259C3 #C3429A #C3AB42
split-complementary
#42C36B #AB42C3 #C34259
monochromatic
#216938 #309851 #42C36B #70D28F #9FE0B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#42C36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#42C36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C36B
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C36B | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A871
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#01C0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.169 150.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d696',
500: '#42c36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c36b; $custom-light: #85d696; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 195,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.07,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72595,
"c": 0.1688,
"h": 150.3
},
"luminance": 0.4125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C36B
secondary
#CD94BB
accent
#4DAEDB
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140D
muted
#7D837E