#42C672#42C672
#42C672 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.166 H 151.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C672 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 198, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(142, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 0%, 42.4%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.39, -54.30, 31.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.39, 62.96, 149.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.49% -0.1465 0.0788) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.49% 0.166 151.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4760, 42.7586, 22.8270) |
| Luminance | 0.4276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.23
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.72
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 1.81
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.73
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.25
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 3.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C672 #C64296
analogous
#54C642 #42C672 #42C6B4
triadic
#42C672 #7242C6 #C67242
tetradic
#42C672 #4254C6 #C64296 #C6B442
square
#42C672 #4254C6 #C64296 #C6B442
split-complementary
#42C672 #B442C6 #C64254
monochromatic
#216D3C #2F9C57 #42C672 #71D495 #A0E2B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#42C672 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#42C672 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C672
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C672 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C672 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B66C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AA78
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c672; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 198, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.166 151.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d89b',
500: '#42c672',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c672; $custom-light: #86d89b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c672",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 198,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 141.818,
"s": 53.659,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73488,
"c": 0.16633,
"h": 151.7
},
"luminance": 0.42761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C672
secondary
#CF95BA
accent
#4BA8DD
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E