#42D18D#42D18D
#42D18D is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.156 H 158.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D18D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 209, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(151, 61%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(151, 68%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 32.5%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.25, -53.45, 22.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.25, 58.18, 156.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.82% -0.1452 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.82% 0.156 158.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8521, 48.6790, 33.0169) |
| Luminance | 0.4868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.33
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.01
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.07
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.17
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.83
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D18D #D14286
analogous
#42D146 #42D18D #42CDD1
triadic
#42D18D #8D42D1 #D18D42
tetradic
#42D18D #4642D1 #D14286 #CDD142
square
#42D18D #4642D1 #D14286 #CDD142
split-complementary
#42D18D #D142CD #D14642
monochromatic
#1E7B4F #2AAC6E #42D18D #73DDAB #A4E9C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#42D18D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.74
#42D18D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D18D
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D18D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D18D | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.74 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC189
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDB491
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d18d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 209, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.156 158.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87e0ae',
500: '#42d18d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d18d; $custom-light: #87e0ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d18d",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 209,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 151.469,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76816,
"c": 0.15639,
"h": 158.2
},
"luminance": 0.48682
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D18D
secondary
#D699B6
accent
#4490E4
background
#F9FDFA
surface
#F1FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0D1510
muted
#7E837F