#42b99b

Color #42b99b

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42b99b

RGB

rgb(66, 185, 155)

HSL

hsl(164.9, 47.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(164.9, 64.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 0%, 16.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.18, -40.34, 5.53)

LCH

lch(68.18, 40.72, 172.19)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.1149, 173)

HWB

hwb(164.9, 25.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b94260

Analogous

#42b960

#42b99b

#429bb9

Triadic

#42b99b

#9b42b9

#b99b42

Split-complementary

#42b99b

#b9429b

#b96042

Tetradic

#42b99b

#4260b9

#b94260

#b99b42

Square

#42b99b

#6042b9

#b94260

#9bb942

Shades

Color #42b99b mixed toward black.

#379a81

#2c7b67

#215c4d

#163e34

#0b1f1a

Tints

Color #42b99b mixed toward white.

#60c6ac

#80d2bd

#a0ddcd

#bfe8de

#dff4ee

Tones

Color #42b99b mixed toward gray.

#4caf96

#56a591

#609b8c

#6a9187

#748782

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788a3 · ΔE 31.1

Deuteranopia

#8077a5 · ΔE 37.2

Tritanopia

#4ea9aa · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42b99b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42b99b]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#42b99b (#42b99b) is rgb(66, 185, 155) in RGB.

No, #42b99b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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