#42CC4C#42CC4C

#42CC4C is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.206 H 144.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#42CC4C
RGBrgb(66, 204, 76)
HSLhsl(124, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(124, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(67.6%, 0%, 62.7%, 20%)
CIE-LABlab(72.80, -61.80, 51.75)
CIE-LCHlch(72.80, 80.61, 140.06°)
OKLaboklab(74.5% -0.1673 0.1207)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.206 144.2)
XYZxyz(25.1426, 44.8631, 14.1705)
Luminance0.4487 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familygreen

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#42CC4C #CC42C2
analogous
#7DCC42 #42CC4C #42CC91
triadic
#42CC4C #4C42CC #CC4C42
tetradic
#42CC4C #427DCC #CC42C2 #CC9142
square
#42CC4C #427DCC #CC42C2 #CC9142
split-complementary
#42CC4C #9142CC #CC427D
monochromatic
#1F7426 #2CA435 #42CC4C #72D97A #A2E6A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11
#42CC4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97
#42CC4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42CC4C
9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##42CC4C#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##42CC4C1.002.119.979.97
#FFFFFF2.111.0021.0021.00
#0000009.9721.001.001.00
##0000009.9721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BA3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#18C7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #42cc4c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 204, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.206 144.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88dd83',
    500: '#42cc4c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #42cc4c;
$custom-light: #88dd83;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#42cc4c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 124.348,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74502,
    "c": 0.20634,
    "h": 144.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#42CC4C
secondary
#D397CE
accent
#47D6E1
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FBEF
border
#CBD4CA
text
#0D150B
muted
#7E837C

Preview Lab

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#42CC4C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva