#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
RGBrgb(66, 205, 76)
HSLhsl(124, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(124, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(67.8%, 0%, 62.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(73.12, -62.14, 52.10)
CIE-LCHlch(73.12, 81.09, 140.02°)
OKLaboklab(74.76% -0.1683 0.1215)
OKLCHoklch(74.76% 0.208 144.2)
XYZxyz(25.3810, 45.3400, 14.2500)
Luminance0.4534 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familygreen

Closest named colors

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
##42CD4C1.002.0910.0710.07
#FFFFFF2.091.0021.0021.00
#00000010.0721.001.001.00
##00000010.0721.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#42CD4C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva