#42CE52#42CE52
#42CE52 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.204 H 144.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42CE52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 206, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(127, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(127, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 60.2%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.49, -61.81, 49.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.49, 79.44, 141.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.09% -0.1671 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.09% 0.204 144.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8394, 45.9073, 15.4802) |
| Luminance | 0.4591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 3.13
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 4.19
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 4.33
Lightish Green
#61E160
ΔE00 4.96
Apple
#6ECB3C
ΔE00 5.35
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42CE52 #CE42BE
analogous
#78CE42 #42CE52 #42CE98
triadic
#42CE52 #5242CE #CE5242
tetradic
#42CE52 #4278CE #CE42BE #CE9842
square
#42CE52 #4278CE #CE42BE #CE9842
split-complementary
#42CE52 #9842CE #CE4278
monochromatic
#1F7729 #2BA73A #42CE52 #73DB7E #A3E7AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#42CE52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#42CE52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42CE52
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42CE52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42CE52 | 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)
#D1BC45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B05C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#12C9B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42ce52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 206, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.204 144.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88de87',
500: '#42ce52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42ce52; $custom-light: #88de87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42ce52",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 206,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 126.857,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75086,
"c": 0.20418,
"h": 144.9
},
"luminance": 0.4591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42CE52
secondary
#D498CD
accent
#46D0E2
background
#F9FDF8
surface
#F1FBF0
border
#CBD4CB
text
#0D150B
muted
#7E837C