#42E255#42E255

#42E255 is a light, highly saturated green. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.225 H 144.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42E255
RGB	rgb(66, 226, 85)
HSL	hsl(127, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(127, 71%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.8%, 0%, 62.4%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.73, -68.15, 55.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.73, 88.01, 140.75°)
OKLab	oklab(80.27% -0.1842 0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(80.27% 0.225 144.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.0807, 56.2034, 17.8029)
Luminance	0.5621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#42E255 #E242CF

analogous

#7FE242 #42E255 #42E2A5

triadic

#42E255 #5542E2 #E25542

tetradic

#42E255 #427FE2 #E242CF #E2A542

square

#42E255 #427FE2 #E242CF #E2A542

split-complementary

#42E255 #A542E2 #E2427F

monochromatic

#179325 #1FC833 #42E255 #77EA85 #ACF2B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.72

#42E255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.24

#42E255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #42E255

12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42E255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##42E255	1.00	1.72	12.24	12.24
#FFFFFF	1.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#E6CD45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D3C161

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00DCC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C6C6C6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42e255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 226, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.225 144.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cec8a',
    500: '#42e255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42e255;
$custom-light: #8cec8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42e255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 226,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 127.125,
    "s": 73.394,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.80267,
    "c": 0.22543,
    "h": 144.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.56207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42E255

secondary

#98318B

accent

#38DAF0

background

#FCFFFC

surface

#F5FEF4

border

#CFD6CE

text

#0E160C

muted

#7F857F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42E255

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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