#42C86B#42C86B
#42C86B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.175 H 149.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C86B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 200, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 46.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.91, -56.22, 36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.91, 66.80, 147.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.1515 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.175 149.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5529, 43.5256, 20.9617) |
| Luminance | 0.4353 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.20
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.73
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.93
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.53
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.96
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C86B #C8429F
analogous
#5CC842 #42C86B #42C8AE
triadic
#42C86B #6B42C8 #C86B42
tetradic
#42C86B #425CC8 #C8429F #C8AE42
square
#42C86B #425CC8 #C8429F #C8AE42
split-complementary
#42C86B #AE42C8 #C8425C
monochromatic
#206F38 #2E9F51 #42C86B #71D690 #A1E4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#42C86B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#42C86B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C86B
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C86B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C86B | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B764
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c86b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 200, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.175 149.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86da97',
500: '#42c86b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c86b; $custom-light: #86da97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c86b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 200,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.358,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73882,
"c": 0.17537,
"h": 149.8
},
"luminance": 0.43528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C86B
secondary
#D096BE
accent
#4AB1DE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150D
muted
#7D837E