#42b74e

Color #42b74e

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Forest Green #228b22 · ΔE 16.35 Nearest Tailwind class green-500 #00c950 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42b74e

RGB

rgb(66, 183, 78)

HSL

hsl(126.2, 47%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.2, 63.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 57.4%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(66.19, -54.16, 43.26)

LCH

lch(66.19, 69.32, 141.38)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.1789, 145.01)

HWB

hwb(126.2, 25.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b742ab

Analogous

#70b742

#42b74e

#42b789

Triadic

#42b74e

#4e42b7

#b74e42

Split-complementary

#42b74e

#8942b7

#b74270

Tetradic

#42b74e

#42abb7

#b742ab

#b74e42

Square

#42b74e

#4270b7

#b742ab

#b78942

Shades

Color #42b74e mixed toward black.

#379841

#2c7a34

#215b27

#163d1a

#0b1e0d

Tints

Color #42b74e mixed toward white.

#5fc56a

#7fd188

#9fdca5

#bfe8c3

#dff3e1

Tones

Color #42b74e mixed toward gray.

#4cad56

#55a35e

#5f9a65

#69906d

#738675

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858673 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#7f767a · ΔE 38.2

Tritanopia

#4e898d · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42b74e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42b74e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42b74e (#42b74e) is rgb(66, 183, 78) in RGB.

No, #42b74e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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