#42E04A#42E04A
#42E04A is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.231 H 143.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #42E04A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 224, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(123, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(123, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 67%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.02, -68.61, 59.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.02, 90.76, 139.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.65% -0.1859 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.65% 0.231 143.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1365, 54.9606, 15.4975) |
| Luminance | 0.5496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Lightish Green
#61E160
ΔE00 2.50
Fresh Green
#69D84F
ΔE00 3.21
Vibrant Green
#0ADD08
ΔE00 3.64
Toxic Green
#61DE2A
ΔE00 4.00
Green Apple
#5EDC1F
ΔE00 4.40
Lime Green
#32CD32
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#42E04A #E042D8
analogous
#89E042 #42E04A #42E099
triadic
#42E04A #4A42E0 #E04A42
tetradic
#42E04A #4289E0 #E042D8 #E09942
square
#42E04A #4289E0 #E042D8 #E09942
split-complementary
#42E04A #9942E0 #E04289
monochromatic
#18901E #20C529 #42E04A #77E97C #ABF1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#42E04A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#42E04A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #42E04A
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##42E04A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##42E04A | 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)
#E4CB35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BF58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #42e04a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 224, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.231 143.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ceb83',
500: '#42e04a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #42e04a; $custom-light: #8ceb83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#42e04a",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 224,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 123.038,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79648,
"c": 0.23076,
"h": 143.7
},
"luminance": 0.54964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#42E04A
secondary
#953190
accent
#39E5EF
background
#FCFFFB
surface
#F5FEF2
border
#CFD6CC
text
#0E160B
muted
#7F857E