#42b46c

Color #42b46c

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 3.22 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42b46c

RGB

rgb(66, 180, 108)

HSL

hsl(142.1, 46.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(142.1, 63.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.3%, 0%, 40%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.66, -48.39, 27.48)

LCH

lch(65.66, 55.65, 150.41)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1476, 152.39)

HWB

hwb(142.1, 25.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4428a

Analogous

#51b442

#42b46c

#42b4a5

Triadic

#42b46c

#6c42b4

#b46c42

Split-complementary

#42b46c

#a542b4

#b44251

Tetradic

#42b46c

#428ab4

#b4428a

#b46c42

Square

#42b46c

#4251b4

#b4428a

#b4a542

Shades

Color #42b46c mixed toward black.

#37965a

#2c7848

#215a36

#163c24

#0b1e12

Tints

Color #42b46c mixed toward white.

#5ec484

#7ed09c

#9edcb5

#bfe7ce

#dff3e6

Tones

Color #42b46c mixed toward gray.

#4baa6e

#55a171

#5e9773

#688e76

#718478

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838482 · ΔE 26.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7487 · ΔE 36.7

Tritanopia

#4d9194 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42b46c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42b46c]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#42b46c (#42b46c) is rgb(66, 180, 108) in RGB.

No, #42b46c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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