#42B981

#42B981

Color Values

HEX

#42B981

RGB

66, 185, 129

HSL

151.8, 47.4%, 49.2%

HSV

151.8, 64.3%, 72.5%

CMYK

64.3%, 0.0%, 30.3%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.7046 0.1351 159.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Green

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42B981

#B9427A

Analogous

#42B946

#42B5B9

#42B981

Triadic

#42B981

#8142B9

#B98142

Split Complementary

#42B981

#B942B5

#B94642

Tetradic

#42B981

#4642B9

#B9427A

#B5B942

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42B981

Protanopia

#76778F

Deuteranopia

#6F6692

Tritanopia

#48999C

Achromatopsia

#9C9C9C

CSS Usage

background-color: #42B981;
color: #42B981;
border-color: #42B981;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 500 #10B981

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FAF8
100
#E6F4EE
200
#CAECDC
300
#A5DFC4
400
#74CDA3
500
#43BC83
600
#369669
700
#2B7854
800
#225E42
900
#1C4532
950
#122C1F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.47:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.49:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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