#42d0a0

Color #42d0a0

A moderately saturated medium green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 11.61 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-400 #00d492 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#42d0a0

RGB

rgb(66, 208, 160)

HSL

hsl(159.7, 60.2%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(159.7, 68.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.3%, 0%, 23.1%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(75.33, -48.95, 13.01)

LCH

lch(75.33, 50.65, 165.12)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.1394, 166.18)

HWB

hwb(159.7, 25.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d04272

Analogous

#42d059

#42d0a0

#42b9d0

Triadic

#42d0a0

#a042d0

#d0a042

Split-complementary

#42d0a0

#d042b9

#d05942

Tetradic

#42d0a0

#4272d0

#d04272

#d0a042

Square

#42d0a0

#5942d0

#d04272

#b9d042

Shades

Color #42d0a0 mixed toward black.

#2db788

#24926d

#1b6e52

#124937

#09251b

Tints

Color #42d0a0 mixed toward white.

#61d8b0

#81e0c0

#a0e8cf

#c0efdf

#dff7ef

Tones

Color #42d0a0 mixed toward gray.

#4ec49c

#5ab898

#65ac94

#71a191

#7d958d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697ad · ΔE 32.4

Deuteranopia

#8e83b0 · ΔE 40.1

Tritanopia

#51b7b9 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42d0a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42d0a0]

Related colors

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#42d0a0 (#42d0a0) is rgb(66, 208, 160) in RGB.

No, #42d0a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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