#42C45D#42C45D
#42C45D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.183 H 147.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C45D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 196, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 52.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.47, -56.87, 41.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.47, 70.24, 144.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% -0.1534 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.183 147.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9608, 41.4259, 17.0871) |
| Luminance | 0.4143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.63
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.03
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.06
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.33
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C45D #C442A9
analogous
#68C442 #42C45D #42C49E
triadic
#42C45D #5D42C4 #C45D42
tetradic
#42C45D #4268C4 #C442A9 #C49E42
square
#42C45D #4268C4 #C442A9 #C49E42
split-complementary
#42C45D #9E42C4 #C44268
monochromatic
#216A30 #309946 #42C45D #71D385 #9FE1AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#42C45D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#42C45D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C45D
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C45D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C45D | 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)
#C6B354
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A865
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13C0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c45d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.183 147.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d78d',
500: '#42c45d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c45d; $custom-light: #86d78d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c45d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 196,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.462,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72636,
"c": 0.18269,
"h": 147.1
},
"luminance": 0.41428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C45D
secondary
#CE94C2
accent
#4CBEDC
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D