#42a357

Color #42a357

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Sea Green #3cb371 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class green-600 #00a63e · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#42a357

RGB

rgb(66, 163, 87)

HSL

hsl(133, 42.4%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(133, 59.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 46.6%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(59.92, -45.2, 31.11)

LCH

lch(59.92, 54.87, 145.46)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.144, 148.09)

HWB

hwb(133, 25.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3428e

Analogous

#5da342

#42a357

#42a388

Triadic

#42a357

#5742a3

#a35742

Split-complementary

#42a357

#8842a3

#a3425d

Tetradic

#42a357

#428ea3

#a3428e

#a35742

Square

#42a357

#425da3

#a3428e

#a38842

Shades

Color #42a357 mixed toward black.

#378848

#2c6d3a

#21522b

#16361d

#0b1b0e

Tints

Color #42a357 mixed toward white.

#58bc6e

#7ac98b

#9bd7a8

#bce4c5

#def2e2

Tones

Color #42a357 mixed toward gray.

#4a9b5c

#529360

#5a8b65

#628369

#6a7b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787970 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#736b75 · ΔE 34.2

Tritanopia

#4b7f82 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42a357;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a357]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42a357 (#42a357) is rgb(66, 163, 87) in RGB.

No, #42a357 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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