#42a361

Color #42a361

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-600 #009966 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#42a361

RGB

rgb(66, 163, 97)

HSL

hsl(139.2, 42.4%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(139.2, 59.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 40.5%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.08, -43.49, 26.01)

LCH

lch(60.08, 50.67, 149.12)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1343, 151.24)

HWB

hwb(139.2, 25.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a34284

Analogous

#53a342

#42a361

#42a392

Triadic

#42a361

#6142a3

#a36142

Split-complementary

#42a361

#9242a3

#a34253

Tetradic

#42a361

#4284a3

#a34284

#a36142

Square

#42a361

#4253a3

#a34284

#a39242

Shades

Color #42a361 mixed toward black.

#378851

#2c6d41

#215231

#163620

#0b1b10

Tints

Color #42a361 mixed toward white.

#58bc78

#7ac993

#9bd7ae

#bce4c9

#def2e4

Tones

Color #42a361 mixed toward gray.

#4a9b64

#529367

#5a8b6a

#62836d

#6a7b70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787975 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#736b7a · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#4b8386 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42a361;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a361]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Forest Green #228b22

Frequently asked questions

#42a361 (#42a361) is rgb(66, 163, 97) in RGB.

No, #42a361 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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