#42C44A#42C44A
#42C44A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.198 H 144.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C44A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 196, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(124, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(124, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 62.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.27, -59.27, 49.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.27, 77.39, 139.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.4% -0.1606 0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.4% 0.198 144.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2213, 41.1301, 13.1924) |
| Luminance | 0.4113 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.76
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.60
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 3.93
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 5.23
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.45
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C44A #C442BC
analogous
#7BC442 #42C44A #42C48B
triadic
#42C44A #4A42C4 #C44A42
tetradic
#42C44A #427BC4 #C442BC #C48B42
square
#42C44A #427BC4 #C442BC #C48B42
split-complementary
#42C44A #8B42C4 #C4427B
monochromatic
#216A26 #309936 #42C44A #71D377 #9FE1A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#42C44A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#42C44A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C44A
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C44A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C44A | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B23C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A854
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1FBFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c44a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.198 144.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d781',
500: '#42c44a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c44a; $custom-light: #86d781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c44a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 196,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 123.692,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72398,
"c": 0.19826,
"h": 144.1
},
"luminance": 0.41133
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C44A
secondary
#CE94CA
accent
#4CD3DC
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAEF
border
#CBD3CA
text
#0D140B
muted
#7D837C