#42CD6D#42CD6D
#42CD6D is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.180 H 149.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CD6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(139, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(139, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 46.8%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.50, -57.74, 37.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.50, 68.63, 147.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% -0.1556 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.18 149.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8363, 45.9221, 21.9146) |
| Luminance | 0.4592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.68
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.08
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.62
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.02
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CD6D #CD42A2
analogous
#5CCD42 #42CD6D #42CDB2
triadic
#42CD6D #6D42CD #CD6D42
tetradic
#42CD6D #425CCD #CD42A2 #CDB242
square
#42CD6D #425CCD #CD42A2 #CDB242
split-complementary
#42CD6D #B242CD #CD425C
monochromatic
#1F763A #2CA652 #42CD6D #72DA92 #A3E7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#42CD6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#42CD6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CD6D
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CD6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CD6D | 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)
#CEBC65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB074
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cd6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.180 149.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dd98',
500: '#42cd6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cd6d; $custom-light: #87dd98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cd6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 205,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.561,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75199,
"c": 0.18005,
"h": 149.8
},
"luminance": 0.45925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CD6D
secondary
#D397C1
accent
#46B1E1
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7D837E