#42d89d

Color #42d89d

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 14.72 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42d89d

RGB

rgb(66, 216, 157)

HSL

hsl(156.4, 65.8%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156.4, 69.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.4%, 0%, 27.3%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(77.7, -52.86, 17.91)

LCH

lch(77.7, 55.81, 161.28)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.1518, 162.52)

HWB

hwb(156.4, 25.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8427d

Analogous

#42d852

#42d89d

#42c8d8

Triadic

#42d89d

#9d42d8

#d89d42

Split-complementary

#42d89d

#d842c8

#d85242

Tetradic

#42d89d

#427dd8

#d8427d

#d89d42

Square

#42d89d

#5242d8

#d8427d

#c8d842

Shades

Color #42d89d mixed toward black.

#28c386

#209c6b

#187550

#104e36

#08271b

Tints

Color #42d89d mixed toward white.

#62dfad

#81e5be

#a1ecce

#c0f2de

#e0f9ef

Tones

Color #42d89d mixed toward gray.

#4fcc9a

#5bbf98

#68b395

#74a692

#819a90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9cae · ΔE 32.7

Deuteranopia

#9387b1 · ΔE 41.1

Tritanopia

#53babc · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42d89d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42d89d]

Related colors

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42d89d (#42d89d) is rgb(66, 216, 157) in RGB.

No, #42d89d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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