#42D659#42D659
#42D659 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.208 H 145.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42D659 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 214, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(129, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(129, 69%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 0%, 58.4%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -63.70, 49.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 80.82, 142.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.23% -0.172 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.23% 0.208 145.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0946, 49.9696, 17.6137) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lightish Green
#61E160
ΔE00 3.33
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 3.77
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.08
Tealish Green
#0CDC73
ΔE00 4.27
Weird Green
#3AE57F
ΔE00 5.46
Shamrock Green
#02C14D
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42D659 #D642BF
analogous
#75D642 #42D659 #42D6A3
triadic
#42D659 #5942D6 #D65942
tetradic
#42D659 #4275D6 #D642BF #D6A342
square
#42D659 #4275D6 #D642BF #D6A342
split-complementary
#42D659 #A342D6 #D64275
monochromatic
#1C822C #27B43D #42D659 #74E185 #A7ECB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#42D659 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#42D659 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42D659
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42D659 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42D659 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C34C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B763
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42d659; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 214, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.208 145.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89e48c',
500: '#42d659',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42d659; $custom-light: #89e48c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42d659",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 214,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 129.324,
"s": 64.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77232,
"c": 0.20831,
"h": 145.7
},
"luminance": 0.49973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42D659
secondary
#D99BCF
accent
#40CDE7
background
#F9FEF8
surface
#F1FCF0
border
#CBD5CB
text
#0D160C
muted
#7E847D