#42C55F#42C55F
#42C55F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.182 H 147.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 197, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 51.8%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.81, -56.95, 40.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.81, 69.97, 144.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.1536 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.182 147.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2768, 41.9144, 17.6351) |
| Luminance | 0.4192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.83
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.80
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.91
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C55F #C542A8
analogous
#67C542 #42C55F #42C5A0
triadic
#42C55F #5F42C5 #C55F42
tetradic
#42C55F #4267C5 #C542A8 #C5A042
square
#42C55F #4267C5 #C542A8 #C5A042
split-complementary
#42C55F #A042C5 #C54267
monochromatic
#216C32 #2F9A47 #42C55F #71D387 #A0E2AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#42C55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#42C55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C55F
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C55F | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B456
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A966
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10C1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 197, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.182 147.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d88e',
500: '#42c55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c55f; $custom-light: #86d88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 197,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.282,
"s": 53.036,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72923,
"c": 0.18221,
"h": 147.5
},
"luminance": 0.41917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C55F
secondary
#CE95C1
accent
#4BBCDC
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D