#42a388

Color #42a388

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Light Sea Green #20b2aa · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#42a388

RGB

rgb(66, 163, 136)

HSL

hsl(163.3, 42.4%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(163.3, 59.5%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.5%, 0%, 16.6%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(60.89, -35.11, 5.6)

LCH

lch(60.89, 35.55, 170.94)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1001, 171.85)

HWB

hwb(163.3, 25.9%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3425d

Analogous

#42a357

#42a388

#428ea3

Triadic

#42a388

#8842a3

#a38842

Split-complementary

#42a388

#a3428e

#a35742

Tetradic

#42a388

#425da3

#a3425d

#a38842

Square

#42a388

#5742a3

#a3425d

#8ea342

Shades

Color #42a388 mixed toward black.

#378871

#2c6d5b

#215244

#16362d

#0b1b17

Tints

Color #42a388 mixed toward white.

#58bca0

#7ac9b3

#9bd7c6

#bce4d9

#def2ec

Tones

Color #42a388 mixed toward gray.

#4a9b84

#529381

#5a8b7d

#62837a

#6a7b76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78798f · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#736b91 · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#4b9496 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42a388;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a388]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Frequently asked questions

#42a388 (#42a388) is rgb(66, 163, 136) in RGB.

No, #42a388 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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