#42CA6D#42CA6D
#42CA6D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.176 H 150.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CA6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 46%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.56, -56.64, 35.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.56, 67.06, 147.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.43% -0.1526 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.43% 0.176 150) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1256, 44.5006, 21.6777) |
| Luminance | 0.4450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.15
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.94
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.16
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.24
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.17
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CA6D #CA429F
analogous
#5BCA42 #42CA6D #42CAB1
triadic
#42CA6D #6D42CA #CA6D42
tetradic
#42CA6D #425BCA #CA429F #CAB142
square
#42CA6D #425BCA #CA429F #CAB142
split-complementary
#42CA6D #B142CA #CA425B
monochromatic
#20723A #2DA252 #42CA6D #72D792 #A2E5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#42CA6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#42CA6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CA6D
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CA6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CA6D | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB966
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ca6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.176 150.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86db98',
500: '#42ca6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ca6d; $custom-light: #86db98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ca6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.971,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74429,
"c": 0.17617,
"h": 150
},
"luminance": 0.44503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CA6D
secondary
#D196BF
accent
#48B0DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E