#42d051

Color #42d051

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Lime Green #32cd32 · ΔE 11.43 Nearest Tailwind class green-500 #00c950 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#42d051

RGB

rgb(66, 208, 81)

HSL

hsl(126.3, 60.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.3, 68.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 61.1%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(74.1, -62.6, 51.05)

LCH

lch(74.1, 80.78, 140.8)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.2073, 144.74)

HWB

hwb(126.3, 25.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d042c1

Analogous

#7ad042

#42d051

#42d098

Triadic

#42d051

#5142d0

#d05142

Split-complementary

#42d051

#9842d0

#d0427a

Tetradic

#42d051

#42c1d0

#d042c1

#d05142

Square

#42d051

#427ad0

#d042c1

#d09842

Shades

Color #42d051 mixed toward black.

#2db73c

#249230

#1b6e24

#124918

#09250c

Tints

Color #42d051 mixed toward white.

#61d86e

#81e08b

#a0e8a8

#c0efc5

#dff7e2

Tones

Color #42d051 mixed toward gray.

#4ec45a

#5ab864

#65ac6d

#71a176

#7d9580

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969780 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#8e8388 · ΔE 41.5

Tritanopia

#51999e · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42d051;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42d051]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42d051 (#42d051) is rgb(66, 208, 81) in RGB.

No, #42d051 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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