#42D289#42D289
#42D289 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.161 H 156.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D289 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 210, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 62%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 69%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.6%, 0%, 34.8%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.49, -54.64, 25.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.49, 60.24, 155.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.98% -0.1481 0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.98% 0.161 156.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8059, 49.0543, 31.5597) |
| Luminance | 0.4906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 2.55
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 3.47
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 3.81
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 4.79
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D289 #D2428B
analogous
#43D242 #42D289 #42D2D1
triadic
#42D289 #8942D2 #D28942
tetradic
#42D289 #4243D2 #D2428B #D2D142
square
#42D289 #4243D2 #D2428B #D2D142
split-complementary
#42D289 #D142D2 #D24243
monochromatic
#1E7C4C #29AD6A #42D289 #73DEA8 #A5EAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#42D289 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#42D289 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D289
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D289 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D289 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C284
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEB58E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d289; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 210, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.161 156.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88e1ac',
500: '#42d289',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d289; $custom-light: #88e1ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d289",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 210,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 149.583,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76984,
"c": 0.16123,
"h": 156.7
},
"luminance": 0.49058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D289
secondary
#D799B8
accent
#4395E5
background
#F9FDFA
surface
#F1FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0D1510
muted
#7E837F