#42D17E#42D17E
#42D17E is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.170 H 153.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(145, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(145, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 39.7%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.99, -56.33, 30.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.99, 64.01, 151.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% -0.152 0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.17 153.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8106, 48.2624, 27.5318) |
| Luminance | 0.4827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 1.59
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.44
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 3.91
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 4.32
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D17E #D14295
analogous
#4ED142 #42D17E #42D1C6
triadic
#42D17E #7E42D1 #D17E42
tetradic
#42D17E #424ED1 #D14295 #D1C642
square
#42D17E #424ED1 #D14295 #D1C642
split-complementary
#42D17E #C642D1 #D1424E
monochromatic
#1E7B45 #2AAC60 #42D17E #73DDA0 #A4E9C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#42D17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#42D17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D17E
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D17E | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C078
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB484
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.170 153.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87e0a4',
500: '#42d17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d17e; $custom-light: #87e0a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 145.175,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76516,
"c": 0.16983,
"h": 153.5
},
"luminance": 0.48266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D17E
secondary
#D699BC
accent
#44A1E4
background
#F9FDFA
surface
#F1FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0D150F
muted
#7E837F