#42d421

Color #42d421

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Lime Green #32cd32 · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class lime-500 #7ccf00 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#42d421

RGB

rgb(66, 212, 33)

HSL

hsl(108.9, 73.1%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(108.9, 84.4%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 84.4%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(75.05, -67.6, 68.59)

LCH

lch(75.05, 96.3, 134.58)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.2386, 140.83)

HWB

hwb(108.9, 12.9%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b321d4

Analogous

#9cd421

#42d421

#21d459

Triadic

#42d421

#2142d4

#d42142

Split-complementary

#42d421

#5921d4

#d4219c

Tetradic

#42d421

#21d4b3

#b321d4

#d42142

Square

#42d421

#219cd4

#b321d4

#d45921

Shades

Color #42d421 mixed toward black.

#37b11b

#2c8d16

#216a10

#16470b

#0b2305

Tints

Color #42d421 mixed toward white.

#5ee140

#7ee766

#9eed8c

#bef3b2

#dff9d9

Tones

Color #42d421 mixed toward gray.

#4bc530

#55b63f

#5ea74e

#68985d

#71896b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989a73 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#90857e · ΔE 36.5

Tritanopia

#529399 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 30.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42d421;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42d421]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42d421 (#42d421) is rgb(66, 212, 33) in RGB.

No, #42d421 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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