#42CA6E#42CA6E
#42CA6E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.175 H 150.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CA6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 45.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.58, -56.47, 35.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.58, 66.66, 147.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.44% -0.1522 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.44% 0.175 150.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1797, 44.5223, 21.9628) |
| Luminance | 0.4452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.00
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.84
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.05
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.14
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.06
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CA6E #CA429E
analogous
#5ACA42 #42CA6E #42CAB2
triadic
#42CA6E #6E42CA #CA6E42
tetradic
#42CA6E #425ACA #CA429E #CAB242
square
#42CA6E #425ACA #CA429E #CAB242
split-complementary
#42CA6E #B242CA #CA425A
monochromatic
#20723A #2DA253 #42CA6E #72D793 #A2E5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#42CA6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#42CA6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CA6E
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CA6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CA6E | 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)
#CBB967
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ca6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.175 150.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86db99',
500: '#42ca6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ca6e; $custom-light: #86db99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ca6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 139.412,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74445,
"c": 0.17526,
"h": 150.3
},
"luminance": 0.44525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CA6E
secondary
#D196BE
accent
#48AFDF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E