#42a94f

Color #42a94f

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Forest Green #228b22 · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class green-600 #00a63e · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#42a94f

RGB

rgb(66, 169, 79)

HSL

hsl(127.6, 43.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(127.6, 60.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.9%, 0%, 53.3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.74, -48.77, 37.44)

LCH

lch(61.74, 61.48, 142.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1597, 145.74)

HWB

hwb(127.6, 25.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9429c

Analogous

#69a942

#42a94f

#42a983

Triadic

#42a94f

#4f42a9

#a94f42

Split-complementary

#42a94f

#8342a9

#a94269

Tetradic

#42a94f

#429ca9

#a9429c

#a94f42

Square

#42a94f

#4269a9

#a9429c

#a98342

Shades

Color #42a94f mixed toward black.

#378d42

#2c7135

#215528

#16381a

#0b1c0d

Tints

Color #42a94f mixed toward white.

#5abf67

#7bcc85

#9cd8a4

#bde5c2

#def2e1

Tones

Color #42a94f mixed toward gray.

#4ba056

#53985c

#5c8f62

#648769

#6d7e6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7d6e · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#776e74 · ΔE 38.1

Tritanopia

#4c8084 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42a94f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42a94f]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42a94f (#42a94f) is rgb(66, 169, 79) in RGB.

No, #42a94f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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