#42cfa5

Color #42cfa5

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 9.22 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#42cfa5

RGB

rgb(66, 207, 165)

HSL

hsl(162.1, 59.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(162.1, 68.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 20.3%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(75.14, -47.38, 10.06)

LCH

lch(75.14, 48.44, 168.01)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.1346, 168.99)

HWB

hwb(162.1, 25.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf426c

Analogous

#42cf5e

#42cfa5

#42b3cf

Triadic

#42cfa5

#a542cf

#cfa542

Split-complementary

#42cfa5

#cf42b3

#cf5e42

Tetradic

#42cfa5

#426ccf

#cf426c

#cfa542

Square

#42cfa5

#5e42cf

#cf426c

#b3cf42

Shades

Color #42cfa5 mixed toward black.

#2eb58d

#259171

#1c6d55

#124938

#09241c

Tints

Color #42cfa5 mixed toward white.

#61d7b4

#81dfc3

#a0e7d2

#c0efe1

#dff7f0

Tones

Color #42cfa5 mixed toward gray.

#4ec3a0

#59b79b

#65ac97

#71a092

#7d948d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9596b0 · ΔE 32.7

Deuteranopia

#8d83b3 · ΔE 39.6

Tritanopia

#51b9ba · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42cfa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42cfa5]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Frequently asked questions

#42cfa5 (#42cfa5) is rgb(66, 207, 165) in RGB.

No, #42cfa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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