#42a74d

Color #42a74d

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Forest Green #228b22 · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class green-600 #00a63e · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42a74d

RGB

rgb(66, 167, 77)

HSL

hsl(126.5, 43.3%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.5, 60.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.5%, 0%, 53.9%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(61.07, -48.28, 37.63)

LCH

lch(61.07, 61.21, 142.07)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1588, 145.39)

HWB

hwb(126.5, 25.9%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7429c

Analogous

#6aa742

#42a74d

#42a77f

Triadic

#42a74d

#4d42a7

#a74d42

Split-complementary

#42a74d

#7f42a7

#a7426a

Tetradic

#42a74d

#429ca7

#a7429c

#a74d42

Square

#42a74d

#426aa7

#a7429c

#a77f42

Shades

Color #42a74d mixed toward black.

#378b40

#2c6f33

#215327

#16381a

#0b1c0d

Tints

Color #42a74d mixed toward white.

#5abe64

#7bcb83

#9cd8a2

#bde5c1

#def2e0

Tones

Color #42a74d mixed toward gray.

#4a9f54

#53965a

#5b8e61

#648567

#6c7d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7c6c · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#756d72 · ΔE 37

Tritanopia

#4b7e82 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 26.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #42a74d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a74d]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42a74d (#42a74d) is rgb(66, 167, 77) in RGB.

No, #42a74d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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