#42D16C#42D16C
#42D16C is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.186 H 149.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D16C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 48.3%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.72, -59.34, 39.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.72, 71.09, 146.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% -0.1598 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.186 149.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7519, 47.8389, 21.9557) |
| Luminance | 0.4784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.08
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.43
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.65
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.66
Weird Green
#3AE57F
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D16C #D142A7
analogous
#60D142 #42D16C #42D1B3
triadic
#42D16C #6C42D1 #D16C42
tetradic
#42D16C #4260D1 #D142A7 #D1B342
square
#42D16C #4260D1 #D142A7 #D1B342
split-complementary
#42D16C #B342D1 #D14260
monochromatic
#1E7B39 #2AAC50 #42D16C #73DD92 #A4E9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#42D16C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#42D16C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D16C
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D16C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D16C | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BF64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d16c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.186 149.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e098',
500: '#42d16c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d16c; $custom-light: #88e098; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d16c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 137.622,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76208,
"c": 0.18608,
"h": 149.2
},
"luminance": 0.47842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D16C
secondary
#D699C4
accent
#44B5E4
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7E837E