#42CB5D#42CB5D
#42CB5D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.192 H 146.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CB5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 203, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 54.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, -59.38, 43.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 73.83, 143.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.45% -0.1602 0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.45% 0.192 146.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5767, 44.6577, 17.6257) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.47
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.58
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.84
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.92
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.00
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CB5D #CB42B0
analogous
#6BCB42 #42CB5D #42CBA1
triadic
#42CB5D #5D42CB #CB5D42
tetradic
#42CB5D #426BCB #CB42B0 #CBA142
square
#42CB5D #426BCB #CB42B0 #CBA142
split-complementary
#42CB5D #A142CB #CB426B
monochromatic
#207330 #2DA344 #42CB5D #72D886 #A2E5AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#42CB5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#42CB5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CB5D
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CB5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CB5D | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB953
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAE65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0AC6B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cb5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.192 146.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dc8d',
500: '#42cb5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cb5d; $custom-light: #87dc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cb5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 203,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 131.825,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74447,
"c": 0.19155,
"h": 146.8
},
"luminance": 0.4466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CB5D
secondary
#D297C6
accent
#48C2E0
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7E837D