#42a16f

Color #42a16f

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 8.46 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42a16f

RGB

rgb(66, 161, 111)

HSL

hsl(148.4, 41.9%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(148.4, 59%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 0%, 31.1%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(59.7, -39.92, 17.87)

LCH

lch(59.7, 43.74, 155.88)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.1179, 157.41)

HWB

hwb(148.4, 25.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a14274

Analogous

#44a142

#42a16f

#42a19e

Triadic

#42a16f

#6f42a1

#a16f42

Split-complementary

#42a16f

#9e42a1

#a14244

Tetradic

#42a16f

#4274a1

#a14274

#a16f42

Square

#42a16f

#4244a1

#a14274

#a19e42

Shades

Color #42a16f mixed toward black.

#37865c

#2c6b4a

#215137

#163625

#0b1b12

Tints

Color #42a16f mixed toward white.

#58ba86

#79c89f

#9bd6b7

#bce4cf

#def1e7

Tones

Color #42a16f mixed toward gray.

#4a996f

#529170

#5a8970

#628171

#6a7971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77787d · ΔE 27.2

Deuteranopia

#726a81 · ΔE 35.2

Tritanopia

#4b888a · ΔE 19.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42a16f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a16f]

Related colors

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#42a16f (#42a16f) is rgb(66, 161, 111) in RGB.

No, #42a16f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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