#42ffc1

Color #42ffc1

A vivid, highly saturated light green.

Closest named color Aquamarine #7fffd4 · ΔE 16.3 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-300 #5ee9b5 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#42ffc1

RGB

rgb(66, 255, 193)

HSL

hsl(160.3, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160.3, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.1%, 0%, 24.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(90.1, -60.2, 16.54)

LCH

lch(90.1, 62.43, 164.64)

OKLCH

oklch(89.4%, 0.1712, 165.73)

HWB

hwb(160.3, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ff4280

Analogous

#42ff62

#42ffc1

#42dfff

Triadic

#42ffc1

#c142ff

#ffc142

Split-complementary

#42ffc1

#ff42df

#ff6242

Tetradic

#42ffc1

#4280ff

#ff4280

#ffc142

Square

#42ffc1

#6242ff

#ff4280

#dfff42

Shades

Color #42ffc1 mixed toward black.

#0cffaf

#00d690

#00a06c

#006b48

#003524

Tints

Color #42ffc1 mixed toward white.

#61ffcb

#81ffd6

#a0ffe0

#c0ffea

#dffff5

Tones

Color #42ffc1 mixed toward gray.

#52efbb

#61dfb6

#71d0b1

#81c0ab

#91b0a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b7d2 · ΔE 35.3

Deuteranopia

#ab9dd6 · ΔE 44.1

Tritanopia

#5adfe1 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#e3e3e3 · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #42ffc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42ffc1]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42ffc1 (#42ffc1) is rgb(66, 255, 193) in RGB.

No, #42ffc1 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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