#42C46E#42C46E
#42C46E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.167 H 150.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 196, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 43.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.71, -54.23, 33.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.71, 63.50, 148.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.9% -0.1463 0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.9% 0.167 150.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7992, 41.7613, 21.5026) |
| Luminance | 0.4176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.56
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.75
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.80
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.78
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.36
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C46E #C44298
analogous
#57C442 #42C46E #42C4AF
triadic
#42C46E #6E42C4 #C46E42
tetradic
#42C46E #4257C4 #C44298 #C4AF42
square
#42C46E #4257C4 #C44298 #C4AF42
split-complementary
#42C46E #AF42C4 #C44257
monochromatic
#216A3A #309953 #42C46E #71D392 #9FE1B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#42C46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#42C46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C46E
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C46E | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B468
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 196, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.167 150.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d798',
500: '#42c46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c46e; $custom-light: #85d798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 196,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.308,
"s": 52.419,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72904,
"c": 0.16737,
"h": 150.9
},
"luminance": 0.41764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C46E
secondary
#CE94BA
accent
#4CABDC
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C140E
muted
#7D837E