#42D18A#42D18A
#42D18A is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.159 H 157.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D18A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 34%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.20, -54.05, 24.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.20, 59.33, 155.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.75% -0.1466 0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.75% 0.159 157.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6319, 48.5909, 31.8572) |
| Luminance | 0.4859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.81
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.55
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.02
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.51
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D18A #D14289
analogous
#42D143 #42D18A #42D0D1
triadic
#42D18A #8A42D1 #D18A42
tetradic
#42D18A #4342D1 #D14289 #D0D142
square
#42D18A #4342D1 #D14289 #D0D142
split-complementary
#42D18A #D142D0 #D14342
monochromatic
#1E7B4D #2AAC6B #42D18A #73DDA8 #A4E9C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#42D18A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.72
#42D18A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D18A
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D18A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D18A | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.72 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC186
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB48F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d18a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.159 157.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87e0ac',
500: '#42d18a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d18a; $custom-light: #87e0ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d18a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 150.21,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76753,
"c": 0.15904,
"h": 157.2
},
"luminance": 0.48594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D18A
secondary
#D699B7
accent
#4493E4
background
#F9FDFA
surface
#F1FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0D1510
muted
#7E837F