#42C66E#42C66E
#42C66E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.170 H 150.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 198, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 44.4%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.33, -54.99, 33.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.33, 64.56, 148.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% -0.1483 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.17 150.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2533, 42.6695, 21.6540) |
| Luminance | 0.4267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.66
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.06
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.08
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.17
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.49
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C66E #C6429A
analogous
#58C642 #42C66E #42C6B0
triadic
#42C66E #6E42C6 #C66E42
tetradic
#42C66E #4258C6 #C6429A #C6B042
square
#42C66E #4258C6 #C6429A #C6B042
split-complementary
#42C66E #B042C6 #C64258
monochromatic
#216D3A #2F9C53 #42C66E #71D492 #A0E2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#42C66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#42C66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C66E
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C66E | 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)
#C7B667
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AA74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 198, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.170 150.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d899',
500: '#42c66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c66e; $custom-light: #86d899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 198,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73418,
"c": 0.17001,
"h": 150.7
},
"luminance": 0.42672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C66E
secondary
#CF95BC
accent
#4BACDD
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E