#42CD6A#42CD6A
#42CD6A is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.183 H 149.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CD6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 48.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.45, -58.21, 38.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.45, 69.80, 146.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.15% -0.1568 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.15% 0.183 149.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6776, 45.8586, 21.0785) |
| Luminance | 0.4586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.08
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.48
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.91
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.31
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CD6A #CD42A5
analogous
#5FCD42 #42CD6A #42CDAF
triadic
#42CD6A #6A42CD #CD6A42
tetradic
#42CD6A #425FCD #CD42A5 #CDAF42
square
#42CD6A #425FCD #CD42A5 #CDAF42
split-complementary
#42CD6A #AF42CD #CD425F
monochromatic
#1F7638 #2CA64F #42CD6A #72DA90 #A3E7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#42CD6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.17
#42CD6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CD6A
10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CD6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CD6A | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBC62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cd6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.183 149.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dd96',
500: '#42cd6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cd6a; $custom-light: #87dd96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cd6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 205,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.266,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75151,
"c": 0.18274,
"h": 149.1
},
"luminance": 0.45862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CD6A
secondary
#D397C2
accent
#46B5E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150D
muted
#7D837E