#42C77C#42C77C
#42C77C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.158 H 154.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C77C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 199, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(146, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(146, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 37.7%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.86, -52.88, 27.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.86, 59.52, 152.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% -0.143 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.158 154.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3060, 43.4575, 26.0667) |
| Luminance | 0.4346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.59
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.18
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.37
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.50
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.08
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C77C #C7428D
analogous
#4BC742 #42C77C #42C7BE
triadic
#42C77C #7C42C7 #C77C42
tetradic
#42C77C #424BC7 #C7428D #C7BE42
square
#42C77C #424BC7 #C7428D #C7BE42
split-complementary
#42C77C #BE42C7 #C7424B
monochromatic
#216E42 #2F9D5F #42C77C #71D59D #A0E3BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#42C77C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.69
#42C77C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C77C
9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C77C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C77C | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.69 | 9.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B777
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AB81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c77c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 199, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.158 154.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9a2',
500: '#42c77c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c77c; $custom-light: #86d9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c77c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 199,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.165,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73931,
"c": 0.15846,
"h": 154.5
},
"luminance": 0.4346
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C77C
secondary
#D095B6
accent
#4A9DDE
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF3
border
#CBD4CD
text
#0C150F
muted
#7D837F