#42ab80

Color #42ab80

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Sea Green #2e8b57 · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42ab80

RGB

rgb(66, 171, 128)

HSL

hsl(155.4, 44.3%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(155.4, 61.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 0%, 25.1%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(63.21, -40.58, 13.34)

LCH

lch(63.21, 42.72, 161.8)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.1169, 163.04)

HWB

hwb(155.4, 25.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab426d

Analogous

#42ab4c

#42ab80

#42a2ab

Triadic

#42ab80

#8042ab

#ab8042

Split-complementary

#42ab80

#ab42a2

#ab4c42

Tetradic

#42ab80

#426dab

#ab426d

#ab8042

Square

#42ab80

#4c42ab

#ab426d

#a2ab42

Shades

Color #42ab80 mixed toward black.

#378f6b

#2c7255

#215640

#16392b

#0b1d15

Tints

Color #42ab80 mixed toward white.

#5bc096

#7cccab

#9dd9c0

#bde6d5

#def2ea

Tones

Color #42ab80 mixed toward gray.

#4ba27e

#549a7d

#5c917b

#65887a

#6e7f78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e8c · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#786f8f · ΔE 36.5

Tritanopia

#4c9596 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42ab80;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42ab80]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42ab80 (#42ab80) is rgb(66, 171, 128) in RGB.

No, #42ab80 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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