#42CD6C#42CD6C
#42CD6C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.181 H 149.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CD6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 47.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.48, -57.89, 37.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.48, 69.02, 147.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.18% -0.156 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.18% 0.181 149.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7828, 45.9007, 21.6327) |
| Luminance | 0.4590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.81
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.21
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.71
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.12
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CD6C #CD42A3
analogous
#5ECD42 #42CD6C #42CDB1
triadic
#42CD6C #6C42CD #CD6C42
tetradic
#42CD6C #425ECD #CD42A3 #CDB142
square
#42CD6C #425ECD #CD42A3 #CDB142
split-complementary
#42CD6C #B142CD #CD425E
monochromatic
#1F7639 #2CA651 #42CD6C #72DA92 #A3E7B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#42CD6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#42CD6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CD6C
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CD6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CD6C | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEBC64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB073
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cd6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.181 149.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dd97',
500: '#42cd6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cd6c; $custom-light: #87dd97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cd6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 205,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.129,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75183,
"c": 0.18095,
"h": 149.5
},
"luminance": 0.45904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CD6C
secondary
#D397C1
accent
#46B3E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7D837E