#42C797

#42C797

Color Values

HEX

#42C797

RGB

66, 199, 151

HSL

158.3, 54.3%, 52.0%

HSV

158.3, 66.8%, 78.0%

CMYK

66.8%, 0.0%, 24.1%, 22.0%

OKLCH

0.7453 0.1351 165.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Shamrock

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C797

#C74272

Analogous

#42C755

#42B5C7

#42C797

Triadic

#42C797

#9742C7

#C79742

Split Complementary

#42C797

#C742B5

#C75542

Tetradic

#42C797

#5542C7

#C74272

#B5C742

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C797

Protanopia

#7C7DA3

Deuteranopia

#746AA5

Tritanopia

#49ACAE

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C797;
color: #42C797;
border-color: #42C797;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF8
100
#E5F5EF
200
#C8EFE1
300
#A1E3CB
400
#6DD4AF
500
#3AC593
600
#2F9D75
700
#257E5E
800
#1D6249
900
#194837
950
#102E23

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.13:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.85:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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