#42CD4C#42CD4C
#42CD4C is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.208 H 144.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CD4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(124, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(124, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 62.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.12, -62.14, 52.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.12, 81.09, 140.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.76% -0.1683 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.76% 0.208 144.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3810, 45.3400, 14.2500) |
| Luminance | 0.4534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 2.47
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 4.19
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.24
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 4.86
Lightish Green
#61E160
ΔE00 5.18
Leafy Green
#51B73B
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CD4C #CD42C3
analogous
#7DCD42 #42CD4C #42CD92
triadic
#42CD4C #4C42CD #CD4C42
tetradic
#42CD4C #427DCD #CD42C3 #CD9242
square
#42CD4C #427DCD #CD42C3 #CD9242
split-complementary
#42CD4C #9242CD #CD427D
monochromatic
#1F7625 #2CA635 #42CD4C #72DA7A #A3E7A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#42CD4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.07
#42CD4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CD4C
10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CD4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CD4C | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.07 | 10.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BA3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AF57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#17C8B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cd4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.208 144.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dd83',
500: '#42cd4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cd4c; $custom-light: #88dd83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cd4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 205,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 124.317,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74762,
"c": 0.20752,
"h": 144.2
},
"luminance": 0.45343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CD4C
secondary
#D397CF
accent
#46D6E1
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FBEF
border
#CBD4CA
text
#0D150B
muted
#7E837C