#42CB63#42CB63
#42CB63 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.186 H 147.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CB63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 203, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(134, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(134, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 51.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.74, -58.53, 41.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.74, 71.51, 144.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.53% -0.1578 0.0992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.53% 0.186 147.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8529, 44.7682, 19.0806) |
| Luminance | 0.4477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 3.73
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.74
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.26
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 4.41
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CB63 #CB42AA
analogous
#65CB42 #42CB63 #42CBA8
triadic
#42CB63 #6342CB #CB6342
tetradic
#42CB63 #4265CB #CB42AA #CBA842
square
#42CB63 #4265CB #CB42AA #CBA842
split-complementary
#42CB63 #A842CB #CB4265
monochromatic
#207334 #2DA349 #42CB63 #72D88B #A2E5B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#42CB63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#42CB63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CB63
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CB63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CB63 | 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)
#CDBA5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAE6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#01C7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cb63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 203, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.186 147.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dc91',
500: '#42cb63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cb63; $custom-light: #87dc91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cb63",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 203,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 134.453,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74531,
"c": 0.18637,
"h": 147.8
},
"luminance": 0.44771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CB63
secondary
#D297C4
accent
#48BBE0
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF1
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150D
muted
#7D837E