#42C653#42C653
#42C653 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.194 H 145.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C653 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 198, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 58.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.99, -58.91, 46.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.99, 75.09, 141.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.02% -0.1592 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.02% 0.194 145.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0006, 42.1684, 15.0564) |
| Luminance | 0.4217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.61
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.20
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 4.84
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 5.51
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.55
Shamrock
#01B44C
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C653 #C642B5
analogous
#73C642 #42C653 #42C695
triadic
#42C653 #5342C6 #C65342
tetradic
#42C653 #4273C6 #C642B5 #C69542
square
#42C653 #4273C6 #C642B5 #C69542
split-complementary
#42C653 #9542C6 #C64273
monochromatic
#216D2B #2F9C3D #42C653 #71D47E #A0E2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#42C653 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#42C653 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C653
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C653 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C653 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B447
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A95C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19C1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c653; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 198, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.194 145.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d887',
500: '#42c653',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c653; $custom-light: #86d887; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c653",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 198,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 127.727,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73023,
"c": 0.19363,
"h": 145.3
},
"luminance": 0.42171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C653
secondary
#CF95C7
accent
#4BCADD
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150B
muted
#7D837C