#42C86F#42C86F
#42C86F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.172 H 150.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 200, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(140, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(140, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 0%, 44.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, -55.57, 34.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 65.22, 148.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.95% -0.1498 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.95% 0.172 150.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7682, 43.6117, 22.0957) |
| Luminance | 0.4361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.62
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.34
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.51
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.14
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.49
Cool Green
#33B864
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C86F #C8429B
analogous
#58C842 #42C86F #42C8B2
triadic
#42C86F #6F42C8 #C86F42
tetradic
#42C86F #4258C8 #C8429B #C8B242
square
#42C86F #4258C8 #C8429B #C8B242
split-complementary
#42C86F #B242C8 #C84258
monochromatic
#206F3B #2E9F54 #42C86F #71D693 #A1E4B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#42C86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#42C86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C86F
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C86F | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B768
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AC75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 200, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.172 150.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86da99',
500: '#42c86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c86f; $custom-light: #86da99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 200,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.149,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73949,
"c": 0.17172,
"h": 150.7
},
"luminance": 0.43615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C86F
secondary
#D096BD
accent
#4AACDE
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E