#42CA76#42CA76
#42CA76 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.168 H 152.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CA76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 41.6%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.70, -55.12, 31.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.70, 63.49, 150.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.58% -0.1487 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.58% 0.168 152.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6351, 44.7044, 24.3611) |
| Luminance | 0.4471 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.13
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.39
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.42
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.63
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.33
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CA76 #CA4296
analogous
#52CA42 #42CA76 #42CABA
triadic
#42CA76 #7642CA #CA7642
tetradic
#42CA76 #4252CA #CA4296 #CABA42
square
#42CA76 #4252CA #CA4296 #CABA42
split-complementary
#42CA76 #BA42CA #CA4252
monochromatic
#20723F #2DA25A #42CA76 #72D799 #A2E5BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#42CA76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#42CA76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CA76
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CA76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CA76 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CABA70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AE7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ca76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.168 152.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86db9e',
500: '#42ca76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ca76; $custom-light: #86db9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ca76",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 142.941,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74584,
"c": 0.16794,
"h": 152.3
},
"luminance": 0.44707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CA76
secondary
#D196BB
accent
#48A6DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E