#42d153

Color #42d153

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Lime Green #32cd32 · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class green-500 #00c950 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42d153

RGB

rgb(66, 209, 83)

HSL

hsl(127.1, 60.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.1, 68.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.4%, 0%, 60.3%, 18%)

LAB

lab(74.43, -62.72, 50.54)

LCH

lch(74.43, 80.55, 141.14)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.207, 144.97)

HWB

hwb(127.1, 25.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d142c0

Analogous

#79d142

#42d153

#42d19a

Triadic

#42d153

#5342d1

#d15342

Split-complementary

#42d153

#9a42d1

#d14279

Tetradic

#42d153

#42c0d1

#d142c0

#d15342

Square

#42d153

#4279d1

#d142c0

#d19a42

Shades

Color #42d153 mixed toward black.

#2db83d

#249331

#1b6f25

#124a19

#09250c

Tints

Color #42d153 mixed toward white.

#61d96f

#81e08c

#a0e8a9

#c0f0c6

#dff7e2

Tones

Color #42d153 mixed toward gray.

#4ec55c

#5ab965

#66ad6e

#72a177

#7e9580

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969881 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#8f8489 · ΔE 41.5

Tritanopia

#529a9f · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42d153;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42d153]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42d153 (#42d153) is rgb(66, 209, 83) in RGB.

No, #42d153 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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