#42e454

Color #42e454

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Lime Green #32cd32 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class green-400 #05df72 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42e454

RGB

rgb(66, 228, 84)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 75%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 71.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 63.2%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(80.34, -68.91, 56.79)

LCH

lch(80.34, 89.3, 140.51)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.2284, 144.64)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 25.9%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e442d2

Analogous

#81e442

#42e454

#42e4a5

Triadic

#42e454

#5442e4

#e45442

Split-complementary

#42e454

#a542e4

#e44281

Tetradic

#42e454

#42d2e4

#e442d2

#e45442

Square

#42e454

#4281e4

#e442d2

#e4a542

Shades

Color #42e454 mixed toward black.

#1fd633

#18ab29

#12811f

#0c5614

#062b0a

Tints

Color #42e454 mixed toward white.

#61e870

#81ed8d

#a0f1a9

#c0f6c6

#dffae2

Tones

Color #42e454 mixed toward gray.

#4fd65e

#5dc969

#6abb73

#78ae7e

#85a088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a48a · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#9a8e94 · ΔE 43.8

Tritanopia

#55a7ac · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 29.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42e454;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42e454]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42e454 (#42e454) is rgb(66, 228, 84) in RGB.

No, #42e454 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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