#42C375#42C375
#42C375 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.160 H 153.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C375 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 195, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(144, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(144, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 0%, 40%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, -52.63, 29.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 60.16, 151.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% -0.1421 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.16 153) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9707, 41.4702, 23.5147) |
| Luminance | 0.4147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 0.94
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.68
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.69
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.93
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.44
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C375 #C34290
analogous
#4FC342 #42C375 #42C3B5
triadic
#42C375 #7542C3 #C37542
tetradic
#42C375 #424FC3 #C34290 #C3B542
square
#42C375 #424FC3 #C34290 #C3B542
split-complementary
#42C375 #B542C3 #C3424F
monochromatic
#21693E #309859 #42C375 #70D297 #9FE0B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#42C375 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#42C375 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C375
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C375 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C375 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B370
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A87A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c375; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 195, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.160 153.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d69d',
500: '#42c375',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c375; $custom-light: #85d69d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c375",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 195,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.721,
"s": 51.807,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72773,
"c": 0.15956,
"h": 153
},
"luminance": 0.41473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C375
secondary
#CD94B6
accent
#4DA3DB
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E