#42C56F#42C56F
#42C56F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.168 H 151.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C56F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 197, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(141, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(141, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 0%, 43.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.03, -54.44, 32.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.03, 63.63, 148.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.1468 0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.168 151.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0802, 42.2358, 21.8664) |
| Luminance | 0.4224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.57
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.70
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.84
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.85
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.59
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C56F #C54298
analogous
#57C542 #42C56F #42C5B1
triadic
#42C56F #6F42C5 #C56F42
tetradic
#42C56F #4257C5 #C54298 #C5B142
square
#42C56F #4257C5 #C54298 #C5B142
split-complementary
#42C56F #B142C5 #C54257
monochromatic
#216C3B #2F9A54 #42C56F #71D393 #A0E2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#42C56F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#42C56F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C56F
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C56F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C56F | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B569
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A975
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c56f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 197, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.168 151.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d899',
500: '#42c56f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c56f; $custom-light: #85d899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c56f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 197,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.611,
"s": 53.036,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73178,
"c": 0.16777,
"h": 151.1
},
"luminance": 0.42238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C56F
secondary
#CE95BA
accent
#4BABDC
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E