#42b086

Color #42b086

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#42b086

RGB

rgb(66, 176, 134)

HSL

hsl(157.1, 45.5%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(157.1, 62.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.5%, 0%, 23.9%, 31%)

LAB

lab(64.91, -41.4, 12.41)

LCH

lch(64.91, 43.22, 163.31)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.1186, 164.5)

HWB

hwb(157.1, 25.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0426c

Analogous

#42b04f

#42b086

#42a3b0

Triadic

#42b086

#8642b0

#b08642

Split-complementary

#42b086

#b042a3

#b04f42

Tetradic

#42b086

#426cb0

#b0426c

#b08642

Square

#42b086

#4f42b0

#b0426c

#a3b042

Shades

Color #42b086 mixed toward black.

#379370

#2c7559

#215843

#163b2d

#0b1d16

Tints

Color #42b086 mixed toward white.

#5dc29b

#7dceaf

#9edbc3

#bee7d7

#dff3eb

Tones

Color #42b086 mixed toward gray.

#4ba784

#549e82

#5e9580

#678b7d

#70827b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818292 · ΔE 30

Deuteranopia

#7b7294 · ΔE 36.8

Tritanopia

#4d9a9c · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42b086;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42b086]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42b086 (#42b086) is rgb(66, 176, 134) in RGB.

No, #42b086 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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