#42CA77#42CA77
#42CA77 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.167 H 152.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CA77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 202, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 41.1%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.71, -54.94, 31.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.71, 63.09, 150.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.6% -0.1483 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.6% 0.167 152.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6948, 44.7283, 24.6758) |
| Luminance | 0.4473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.10
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.36
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.42
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.61
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.27
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CA77 #CA4295
analogous
#51CA42 #42CA77 #42CABB
triadic
#42CA77 #7742CA #CA7742
tetradic
#42CA77 #4251CA #CA4295 #CABB42
square
#42CA77 #4251CA #CA4295 #CABB42
split-complementary
#42CA77 #BB42CA #CA4251
monochromatic
#207240 #2DA25B #42CA77 #72D799 #A2E5BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#42CA77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#42CA77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CA77
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CA77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CA77 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CABA71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9AE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ca77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 202, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.167 152.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86db9f',
500: '#42ca77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ca77; $custom-light: #86db9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ca77",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 202,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.382,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74603,
"c": 0.16703,
"h": 152.6
},
"luminance": 0.44731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CA77
secondary
#D196BA
accent
#48A5DF
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0C150E
muted
#7D837E