#42a072

Color #42a072

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42a072

RGB

rgb(66, 160, 114)

HSL

hsl(150.6, 41.6%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150.6, 58.7%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.8%, 0%, 28.8%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(59.45, -38.85, 15.85)

LCH

lch(59.45, 41.96, 157.81)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.1137, 159.24)

HWB

hwb(150.6, 25.9%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a04270

Analogous

#42a043

#42a072

#429fa0

Triadic

#42a072

#7242a0

#a07242

Split-complementary

#42a072

#a0429f

#a04342

Tetradic

#42a072

#4270a0

#a04270

#a07242

Square

#42a072

#4342a0

#a04270

#9fa042

Shades

Color #42a072 mixed toward black.

#37855f

#2c6b4c

#215039

#163526

#0b1b13

Tints

Color #42a072 mixed toward white.

#57ba8a

#79c8a1

#9ad6b9

#bce3d0

#ddf1e8

Tones

Color #42a072 mixed toward gray.

#4a9872

#529072

#598871

#618171

#697971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77777f · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#716a82 · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#4a888a · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42a072;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a072]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#42a072 (#42a072) is rgb(66, 160, 114) in RGB.

No, #42a072 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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