#42E048#42E048
#42E048 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.232 H 143.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E048 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 224, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(122, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(122, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 67.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -68.80, 60.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 91.40, 138.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.63% -0.1865 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.63% 0.232 143.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0702, 54.9341, 15.1482) |
| Luminance | 0.5494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lightish Green
#61E160
ΔE00 2.64
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 3.21
Vibrant Green
#0ADD08
ΔE00 3.46
Toxic Green
#61DE2A
ΔE00 3.83
Green Apple
#5EDC1F
ΔE00 4.22
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E048 #E042DA
analogous
#8BE042 #42E048 #42E097
triadic
#42E048 #4842E0 #E04842
tetradic
#42E048 #428BE0 #E042DA #E09742
square
#42E048 #428BE0 #E042DA #E09742
split-complementary
#42E048 #9742E0 #E0428B
monochromatic
#18901C #20C526 #42E048 #77E97B #ABF1AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#42E048 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#42E048 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E048
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E048 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E048 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CB32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BF56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e048; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 224, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.232 143.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ceb82',
500: '#42e048',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e048; $custom-light: #8ceb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e048",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 224,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 122.278,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79631,
"c": 0.23206,
"h": 143.5
},
"luminance": 0.54937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E048
secondary
#953191
accent
#39E8EF
background
#FCFFFB
surface
#F5FEF2
border
#CFD6CC
text
#0E160B
muted
#7F857E