#42C76A#42C76A
#42C76A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.175 H 149.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C76A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 199, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 46.7%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.58, -56.01, 36.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.58, 66.68, 147.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.61% -0.151 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.61% 0.175 149.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2698, 43.0430, 20.6093) |
| Luminance | 0.4305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.27
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.65
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.80
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.74
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.88
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C76A #C7429F
analogous
#5DC742 #42C76A #42C7AD
triadic
#42C76A #6A42C7 #C76A42
tetradic
#42C76A #425DC7 #C7429F #C7AD42
square
#42C76A #425DC7 #C7429F #C7AD42
split-complementary
#42C76A #AD42C7 #C7425D
monochromatic
#216E38 #2F9D50 #42C76A #71D58F #A0E3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#42C76A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#42C76A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C76A
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C76A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C76A | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B663
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AB70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c76a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 199, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.175 149.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d996',
500: '#42c76a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c76a; $custom-light: #86d996; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c76a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 199,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.045,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73609,
"c": 0.17498,
"h": 149.6
},
"luminance": 0.43046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C76A
secondary
#D095BE
accent
#4AB1DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150D
muted
#7D837E