#42D16E#42D16E
#42D16E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.184 H 149.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(138, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(138, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 47.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.75, -59.03, 38.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.75, 70.30, 147.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.24% -0.159 0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.24% 0.184 149.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8595, 47.8819, 22.5227) |
| Luminance | 0.4788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.03
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.15
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.42
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.50
Weird Green
#3AE57F
ΔE00 4.74
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D16E #D142A5
analogous
#5ED142 #42D16E #42D1B6
triadic
#42D16E #6E42D1 #D16E42
tetradic
#42D16E #425ED1 #D142A5 #D1B642
square
#42D16E #425ED1 #D142A5 #D1B642
split-complementary
#42D16E #B642D1 #D1425E
monochromatic
#1E7B3A #2AAC52 #42D16E #73DD94 #A4E9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#42D16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#42D16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D16E
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D16E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BF66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1B375
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.184 149.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e099',
500: '#42d16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d16e; $custom-light: #88e099; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 138.462,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76239,
"c": 0.1843,
"h": 149.6
},
"luminance": 0.47885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D16E
secondary
#D699C3
accent
#44B3E4
background
#F9FDF9
surface
#F1FBF2
border
#CBD4CC
text
#0D150E
muted
#7E837E