#42b93b

Color #42b93b

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Lime Green #32cd32 · ΔE 15.02 Nearest Tailwind class green-500 #00c950 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#42b93b

RGB

rgb(66, 185, 59)

HSL

hsl(116.7, 51.6%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(116.7, 68.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 68.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.65, -56.96, 52.13)

LCH

lch(66.65, 77.21, 137.54)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.1959, 142.34)

HWB

hwb(116.7, 23.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b23bb9

Analogous

#81b93b

#42b93b

#3bb973

Triadic

#42b93b

#3b42b9

#b93b42

Split-complementary

#42b93b

#733bb9

#b93b81

Tetradic

#42b93b

#3bb9b2

#b23bb9

#b93b42

Square

#42b93b

#3b81b9

#b23bb9

#b9733b

Shades

Color #42b93b mixed toward black.

#379a31

#2c7b27

#215c1d

#163e14

#0b1f0a

Tints

Color #42b93b mixed toward white.

#5dc957

#7ed478

#9edf9a

#beeabc

#dff4dd

Tones

Color #42b93b mixed toward gray.

#4bae45

#55a450

#5e995a

#678f65

#71846f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87886c · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#807774 · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#4e858a · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 28.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42b93b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42b93b]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42b93b (#42b93b) is rgb(66, 185, 59) in RGB.

No, #42b93b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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