#42CD7C#42CD7C
#42CD7C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.166 H 153.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CD7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 205, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(145, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 0%, 39.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.72, -55.18, 29.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.72, 62.70, 151.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% -0.149 0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.166 153.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7138, 46.2731, 26.5359) |
| Luminance | 0.4628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.64
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 1.86
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.09
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 3.78
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CD7C #CD4293
analogous
#4DCD42 #42CD7C #42CDC1
triadic
#42CD7C #7C42CD #CD7C42
tetradic
#42CD7C #424DCD #CD4293 #CDC142
square
#42CD7C #424DCD #CD4293 #CDC142
split-complementary
#42CD7C #C142CD #CD424D
monochromatic
#1F7643 #2CA65F #42CD7C #72DA9E #A3E7BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#42CD7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#42CD7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CD7C
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CD7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CD7C | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBD76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB081
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42cd7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 205, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.166 153.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dda2',
500: '#42cd7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42cd7c; $custom-light: #87dda2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42cd7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 205,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 145.036,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75461,
"c": 0.1664,
"h": 153.6
},
"luminance": 0.46276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CD7C
secondary
#D397BA
accent
#46A1E1
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF3
border
#CBD4CD
text
#0D150F
muted
#7D837F