#42C77D#42C77D
#42C77D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.158 H 154.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C77D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 199, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(147, 54%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(147, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 0%, 37.2%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.88, -52.69, 26.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.88, 59.12, 153.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.1425 0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.158 154.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3695, 43.4829, 26.4014) |
| Luminance | 0.4349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.74
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.29
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.50
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.53
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.14
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 3.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C77D #C7428C
analogous
#49C742 #42C77D #42C7C0
triadic
#42C77D #7D42C7 #C77D42
tetradic
#42C77D #4249C7 #C7428C #C7C042
square
#42C77D #4249C7 #C7428C #C7C042
split-complementary
#42C77D #C042C7 #C74249
monochromatic
#216E43 #2F9D60 #42C77D #71D59D #A0E3BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#42C77D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#42C77D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C77D
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C77D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C77D | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B778
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AB82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c77d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 199, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.158 154.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d9a3',
500: '#42c77d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c77d; $custom-light: #86d9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c77d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 199,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 146.617,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73951,
"c": 0.15755,
"h": 154.8
},
"luminance": 0.43486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C77D
secondary
#D095B6
accent
#4A9CDE
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0C150F
muted
#7D837F