#42CA71#42CA71
#42CA71 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.173 H 151.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CA71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(141, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(141, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 44.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.62, -55.98, 33.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.62, 65.47, 148.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.5% -0.1509 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.5% 0.173 151) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3458, 44.5887, 22.8376) |
| Luminance | 0.4459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.60
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.61
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.75
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.75
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CA71 #CA429B
analogous
#57CA42 #42CA71 #42CAB5
triadic
#42CA71 #7142CA #CA7142
tetradic
#42CA71 #4257CA #CA429B #CAB542
square
#42CA71 #4257CA #CA429B #CAB542
split-complementary
#42CA71 #B542CA #CA4257
monochromatic
#20723C #2DA255 #42CA71 #72D795 #A2E5B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#42CA71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#42CA71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CA71
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CA71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CA71 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB96A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAAD77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ca71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.173 151.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86db9b',
500: '#42ca71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ca71; $custom-light: #86db9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ca71",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 140.735,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74496,
"c": 0.17252,
"h": 151
},
"luminance": 0.44592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CA71
secondary
#D196BD
accent
#48ABDF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E