#42C44C#42C44C
#42C44C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.197 H 144.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C44C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 196, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(125, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(125, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 61.2%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.29, -59.04, 48.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.29, 76.67, 140.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.42% -0.1599 0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.42% 0.197 144.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2897, 41.1575, 13.5529) |
| Luminance | 0.4116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.63
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.80
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.03
Kelly Green
#4CBB17
ΔE00 5.45
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.52
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C44C #C442BA
analogous
#79C442 #42C44C #42C48D
triadic
#42C44C #4C42C4 #C44C42
tetradic
#42C44C #4279C4 #C442BA #C48D42
square
#42C44C #4279C4 #C442BA #C48D42
split-complementary
#42C44C #8D42C4 #C44279
monochromatic
#216A27 #309938 #42C44C #71D378 #9FE1A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#42C44C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.23
#42C44C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C44C
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C44C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C44C | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.23 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 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)
#C8B23F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A856
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1EBFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c44c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.197 144.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d782',
500: '#42c44c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c44c; $custom-light: #86d782; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c44c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 196,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 124.615,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7242,
"c": 0.19673,
"h": 144.4
},
"luminance": 0.4116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C44C
secondary
#CE94C9
accent
#4CD1DC
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAEF
border
#CBD3CA
text
#0D140B
muted
#7D837C