#42C36F#42C36F
#42C36F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.165 H 151.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 195, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(141, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(141, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 43.1%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.41, -53.69, 32.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.41, 62.57, 149.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% -0.1448 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.165 151.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6291, 41.3336, 21.7160) |
| Luminance | 0.4134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.19
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.66
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.78
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.48
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.13
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C36F #C34296
analogous
#55C342 #42C36F #42C3AF
triadic
#42C36F #6F42C3 #C36F42
tetradic
#42C36F #4255C3 #C34296 #C3AF42
square
#42C36F #4255C3 #C34296 #C3AF42
split-complementary
#42C36F #AF42C3 #C34255
monochromatic
#21693A #309854 #42C36F #70D292 #9FE0B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#42C36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.27
#42C36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C36F
9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C36F | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.27 | 9.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B369
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A875
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.165 151.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d699',
500: '#42c36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c36f; $custom-light: #85d699; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 195,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.93,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72664,
"c": 0.16512,
"h": 151.3
},
"luminance": 0.41336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C36F
secondary
#CD94B9
accent
#4DA9DB
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E