#42C554#42C554
#42C554 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.192 H 145.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C554 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 197, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 57.4%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, -58.43, 45.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 74.20, 141.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.78% -0.1579 0.1085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.78% 0.192 145.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8117, 41.7284, 15.1853) |
| Luminance | 0.4173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.45
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.50
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.75
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.31
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.34
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C554 #C542B3
analogous
#72C542 #42C554 #42C596
triadic
#42C554 #5442C5 #C55442
tetradic
#42C554 #4272C5 #C542B3 #C59642
square
#42C554 #4272C5 #C542B3 #C59642
split-complementary
#42C554 #9642C5 #C54272
monochromatic
#216C2B #2F9A3E #42C554 #71D37E #A0E2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#42C554 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#42C554 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C554
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C554 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C554 | 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)
#C8B449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A95D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19C0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c554; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 197, 84); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.192 145.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d887',
500: '#42c554',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c554; $custom-light: #86d887; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c554",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 197,
"b": 84
},
"hsl": {
"h": 128.244,
"s": 53.036,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72775,
"c": 0.19158,
"h": 145.5
},
"luminance": 0.41731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C554
secondary
#CE95C6
accent
#4BC9DC
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C150B
muted
#7D837C