#42C45F#42C45F
#42C45F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.181 H 147.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C45F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 196, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 51.5%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.50, -56.59, 40.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.50, 69.45, 144.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.66% -0.1526 0.0972) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.66% 0.181 147.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0505, 41.4618, 17.5597) |
| Luminance | 0.4146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.79
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.74
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.77
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C45F #C442A7
analogous
#66C442 #42C45F #42C4A0
triadic
#42C45F #5F42C4 #C45F42
tetradic
#42C45F #4266C4 #C442A7 #C4A042
square
#42C45F #4266C4 #C442A7 #C4A042
split-complementary
#42C45F #A042C4 #C44266
monochromatic
#216A32 #309947 #42C45F #71D386 #9FE1AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#42C45F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#42C45F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C45F
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C45F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C45F | 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)
#C6B356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A866
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#11C0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c45f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.181 147.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d78e',
500: '#42c45f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c45f; $custom-light: #86d78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c45f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 196,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.385,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72664,
"c": 0.18093,
"h": 147.5
},
"luminance": 0.41464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C45F
secondary
#CE94C1
accent
#4CBCDC
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C140C
muted
#7D837D