#42f27a

Color #42f27a

A vivid, highly saturated light green.

Closest named color Spring Green #00ff7f · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class green-400 #05df72 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#42f27a

RGB

rgb(66, 242, 122)

HSL

hsl(139.1, 87.1%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(139.1, 72.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 49.6%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(85.03, -68.72, 45.24)

LCH

lch(85.03, 82.27, 146.64)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.2149, 149.31)

HWB

hwb(139.1, 25.9%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f242ba

Analogous

#62f242

#42f27a

#42f2d2

Triadic

#42f27a

#7a42f2

#f27a42

Split-complementary

#42f27a

#d242f2

#f24262

Tetradic

#42f27a

#42baf2

#f242ba

#f27a42

Square

#42f27a

#4262f2

#f242ba

#f2d242

Shades

Color #42f27a mixed toward black.

#12ef58

#0dc046

#0a9035

#076023

#033012

Tints

Color #42f27a mixed toward white.

#62f490

#81f6a6

#a1f8bd

#c0fbd3

#e0fde9

Tones

Color #42f27a mixed toward gray.

#51e37f

#5fd585

#6ec68a

#7db78f

#8ba995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaea2 · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#a396aa · ΔE 41.3

Tritanopia

#57bbbf · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 28.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42f27a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42f27a]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Forest Green #228b22

Frequently asked questions

#42f27a (#42f27a) is rgb(66, 242, 122) in RGB.

No, #42f27a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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