#42ec4e

Color #42ec4e

A vivid, highly saturated medium green.

Closest named color Lime Green #32cd32 · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class green-400 #05df72 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#42ec4e

RGB

rgb(66, 236, 78)

HSL

hsl(124.2, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(124.2, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(72%, 0%, 66.9%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(82.75, -72.06, 61.85)

LCH

lch(82.75, 94.96, 139.36)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.2415, 143.89)

HWB

hwb(124.2, 25.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ec42e0

Analogous

#8bec42

#42ec4e

#42eca3

Triadic

#42ec4e

#4e42ec

#ec4e42

Split-complementary

#42ec4e

#a342ec

#ec428b

Tetradic

#42ec4e

#42e0ec

#ec42e0

#ec4e42

Square

#42ec4e

#428bec

#ec42e0

#eca342

Shades

Color #42ec4e mixed toward black.

#17e525

#12b71e

#0e8916

#095b0f

#052e07

Tints

Color #42ec4e mixed toward white.

#61ef6b

#81f289

#a0f5a6

#c0f9c4

#dffce1

Tones

Color #42ec4e mixed toward gray.

#50de5a

#5ed066

#6cc172

#7bb37f

#89a58b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8aa8c · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9396 · ΔE 42.6

Tritanopia

#56abb1 · ΔE 35.3

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 30.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #42ec4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#42ec4e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#42ec4e (#42ec4e) is rgb(66, 236, 78) in RGB.

No, #42ec4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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