#42C66D#42C66D
#42C66D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.171 H 150.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C66D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 198, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 44.9%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.32, -55.15, 34.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.32, 64.96, 148.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.4% -0.1487 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.4% 0.171 150.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1992, 42.6479, 21.3689) |
| Luminance | 0.4265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.79
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.16
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.19
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.29
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.57
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C66D #C6429B
analogous
#59C642 #42C66D #42C6AF
triadic
#42C66D #6D42C6 #C66D42
tetradic
#42C66D #4259C6 #C6429B #C6AF42
square
#42C66D #4259C6 #C6429B #C6AF42
split-complementary
#42C66D #AF42C6 #C64259
monochromatic
#216D3A #2F9C52 #42C66D #71D491 #A0E2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#42C66D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#42C66D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C66D
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C66D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C66D | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B666
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AA73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c66d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 198, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.171 150.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d898',
500: '#42c66d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c66d; $custom-light: #86d898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c66d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 198,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.545,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73401,
"c": 0.17092,
"h": 150.4
},
"luminance": 0.42651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C66D
secondary
#CF95BC
accent
#4BADDD
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E