#42C95C#42C95C
#42C95C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.190 H 146.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C95C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 201, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 0%, 54.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.03, -58.80, 43.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.03, 73.19, 143.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.92% -0.1587 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.92% 0.19 146.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0634, 43.7016, 17.2375) |
| Luminance | 0.4370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.11
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.50
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.79
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.05
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C95C #C942AF
analogous
#6BC942 #42C95C #42C9A0
triadic
#42C95C #5C42C9 #C95C42
tetradic
#42C95C #426BC9 #C942AF #C9A042
square
#42C95C #426BC9 #C942AF #C9A042
split-complementary
#42C95C #A042C9 #C9426B
monochromatic
#207030 #2EA044 #42C95C #72D785 #A1E4AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#42C95C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#42C95C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C95C
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C95C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C95C | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB752
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EC5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c95c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 201, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.190 146.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87da8d',
500: '#42c95c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c95c; $custom-light: #87da8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c95c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 201,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 131.556,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73917,
"c": 0.18989,
"h": 146.7
},
"luminance": 0.43704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C95C
secondary
#D196C5
accent
#49C2DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7D837D