#42D16B#42D16B
#42D16B is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.187 H 149.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D16B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(137, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(137, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 48.8%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.71, -59.49, 39.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.71, 71.48, 146.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% -0.1603 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.187 149) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6989, 47.8177, 21.6770) |
| Luminance | 0.4782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.11
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.57
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.77
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.75
Weird Green
#3AE57F
ΔE00 4.83
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D16B #D142A8
analogous
#61D142 #42D16B #42D1B3
triadic
#42D16B #6B42D1 #D16B42
tetradic
#42D16B #4261D1 #D142A8 #D1B342
square
#42D16B #4261D1 #D142A8 #D1B342
split-complementary
#42D16B #B342D1 #D14261
monochromatic
#1E7B38 #2AAC4F #42D16B #73DD92 #A4E9B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#42D16B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#42D16B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D16B
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D16B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D16B | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BF63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d16b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.187 149.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e097',
500: '#42d16b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d16b; $custom-light: #88e097; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d16b",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.203,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76193,
"c": 0.18697,
"h": 149
},
"luminance": 0.47821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D16B
secondary
#D699C4
accent
#44B6E4
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7E837E