#42C95F#42C95F
#42C95F is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.187 H 147.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42C95F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 201, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.2%, 0%, 52.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.06, -58.39, 42.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.06, 72.04, 144.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.96% -0.1575 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.96% 0.187 147.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1972, 43.7551, 17.9419) |
| Luminance | 0.4376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.23
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.08
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.67
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.95
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42C95F #C942AC
analogous
#68C942 #42C95F #42C9A3
triadic
#42C95F #5F42C9 #C95F42
tetradic
#42C95F #4268C9 #C942AC #C9A342
square
#42C95F #4268C9 #C942AC #C9A342
split-complementary
#42C95F #A342C9 #C94268
monochromatic
#207031 #2EA046 #42C95F #72D787 #A1E4B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#42C95F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#42C95F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42C95F
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42C95F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42C95F | 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)
#CBB856
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBAC67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AC5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42c95f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 201, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.187 147.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87da8f',
500: '#42c95f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42c95f; $custom-light: #87da8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42c95f",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 201,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.889,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73958,
"c": 0.18731,
"h": 147.2
},
"luminance": 0.43758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42C95F
secondary
#D196C4
accent
#49BFDF
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7D837D