#42C446#42C446
#42C446 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.201 H 143.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 196, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 64.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.23, -59.70, 51.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.23, 78.81, 139.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.36% -0.1619 0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.36% 0.201 143.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0908, 41.0779, 12.5051) |
| Luminance | 0.4108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.06
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.24
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.76
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 4.80
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.13
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C446 #C442C0
analogous
#7FC442 #42C446 #42C487
triadic
#42C446 #4642C4 #C44642
tetradic
#42C446 #427FC4 #C442C0 #C48742
square
#42C446 #427FC4 #C442C0 #C48742
split-complementary
#42C446 #8742C4 #C4427F
monochromatic
#216A23 #309933 #42C446 #71D374 #9FE1A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#42C446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#42C446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C446
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C446 | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A851
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#21BFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.201 143.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d77f',
500: '#42c446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c446; $custom-light: #87d77f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c446",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 196,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 121.846,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72356,
"c": 0.20123,
"h": 143.6
},
"luminance": 0.4108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C446
secondary
#CE94CC
accent
#4CD7DC
background
#F8FDF7
surface
#F0FAEE
border
#CBD3C9
text
#0D140A
muted
#7D837C