#42C95E#42C95E
#42C95E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.188 H 147.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C95E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 201, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 0%, 53.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.05, -58.53, 42.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.05, 72.42, 143.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.1579 0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.188 147) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1520, 43.7370, 17.7041) |
| Luminance | 0.4374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.18
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.22
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.53
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.79
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.08
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C95E #C942AD
analogous
#6AC942 #42C95E #42C9A1
triadic
#42C95E #5E42C9 #C95E42
tetradic
#42C95E #426AC9 #C942AD #C9A142
square
#42C95E #426AC9 #C942AD #C9A142
split-complementary
#42C95E #A142C9 #C9426A
monochromatic
#207031 #2EA045 #42C95E #72D787 #A1E4AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#42C95E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#42C95E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C95E
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C95E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C95E | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0CC5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c95e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 201, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.188 147.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87da8e',
500: '#42c95e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c95e; $custom-light: #87da8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c95e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 201,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.444,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73944,
"c": 0.18817,
"h": 147
},
"luminance": 0.4374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C95E
secondary
#D196C5
accent
#49C0DF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7D837D