#42C65F#42C65F
#42C65F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.183 H 147.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C65F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 198, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 52%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.13, -57.31, 41.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.13, 70.49, 144.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% -0.1546 0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.183 147.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5047, 42.3701, 17.7111) |
| Luminance | 0.4237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 2.90
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.84
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.09
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.66
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C65F #C642A9
analogous
#67C642 #42C65F #42C6A1
triadic
#42C65F #5F42C6 #C65F42
tetradic
#42C65F #4267C6 #C642A9 #C6A142
square
#42C65F #4267C6 #C642A9 #C6A142
split-complementary
#42C65F #A142C6 #C64267
monochromatic
#216D32 #2F9C47 #42C65F #71D487 #A0E2AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#42C65F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.47
#42C65F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C65F
9.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C65F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C65F | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.47 | 9.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AA67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FC2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c65f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 198, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.183 147.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d88e',
500: '#42c65f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c65f; $custom-light: #86d88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c65f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 198,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.182,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73182,
"c": 0.18349,
"h": 147.4
},
"luminance": 0.42373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C65F
secondary
#CF95C2
accent
#4BBDDD
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FAF0
border
#CBD3CB
text
#0C150C
muted
#7D837D