#42CB5E#42CB5E
#42CB5E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.191 H 146.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CB5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 203, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(132, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(132, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 53.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.68, -59.24, 43.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.68, 73.44, 143.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.46% -0.1598 0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.46% 0.191 146.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6213, 44.6755, 17.8605) |
| Luminance | 0.4468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.50
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.45
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.85
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.88
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.98
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CB5E #CB42AF
analogous
#6ACB42 #42CB5E #42CBA3
triadic
#42CB5E #5E42CB #CB5E42
tetradic
#42CB5E #426ACB #CB42AF #CBA342
square
#42CB5E #426ACB #CB42AF #CBA342
split-complementary
#42CB5E #A342CB #CB426A
monochromatic
#207331 #2DA345 #42CB5E #72D887 #A2E5B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#42CB5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#42CB5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CB5E
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CB5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CB5E | 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)
#CEB954
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAE66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#08C7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cb5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.191 146.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dc8e',
500: '#42cb5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cb5e; $custom-light: #87dc8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cb5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 203,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 132.263,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74461,
"c": 0.19069,
"h": 146.9
},
"luminance": 0.44678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CB5E
secondary
#D297C6
accent
#48C1E0
background
#F8FDF8
surface
#F0FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150C
muted
#7D837D