#42ab4d

Color #42ab4d

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Forest Green #228b22 · ΔE 13.14 Nearest Tailwind class green-600 #00a63e · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42ab4d

RGB

rgb(66, 171, 77)

HSL

hsl(126.3, 44.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.3, 61.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 55%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(62.35, -49.81, 39.17)

LCH

lch(62.35, 63.37, 141.82)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.1642, 145.25)

HWB

hwb(126.3, 25.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab42a0

Analogous

#6cab42

#42ab4d

#42ab82

Triadic

#42ab4d

#4d42ab

#ab4d42

Split-complementary

#42ab4d

#8242ab

#ab426c

Tetradic

#42ab4d

#42a0ab

#ab42a0

#ab4d42

Square

#42ab4d

#426cab

#ab42a0

#ab8242

Shades

Color #42ab4d mixed toward black.

#378f40

#2c7233

#215627

#16391a

#0b1d0d

Tints

Color #42ab4d mixed toward white.

#5bc066

#7ccc84

#9dd9a3

#bde6c2

#def2e0

Tones

Color #42ab4d mixed toward gray.

#4ba254

#549a5b

#5c9162

#658869

#6e7f70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e6e · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#786f74 · ΔE 37.8

Tritanopia

#4c8184 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42ab4d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42ab4d]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42ab4d (#42ab4d) is rgb(66, 171, 77) in RGB.

No, #42ab4d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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