#42C79B

#42C79B

Color Values

HEX

#42C79B

RGB

66, 199, 155

HSL

160.2, 54.3%, 52.0%

HSV

160.2, 66.8%, 78.0%

CMYK

66.8%, 0.0%, 22.1%, 22.0%

OKLCH

0.7463 0.132 166.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Shamrock

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C79B

#C7426E

Analogous

#42C759

#42B0C7

#42C79B

Triadic

#42C79B

#9B42C7

#C79B42

Split Complementary

#42C79B

#C742B0

#C75942

Tetradic

#42C79B

#5942C7

#C7426E

#B0C742

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C79B

Protanopia

#7C7DA6

Deuteranopia

#746AA8

Tritanopia

#49AEB0

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C79B;
color: #42C79B;
border-color: #42C79B;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF9
100
#E5F5F0
200
#C8EFE2
300
#A1E3CD
400
#6DD4B2
500
#3AC597
600
#2F9D79
700
#257E61
800
#1D624C
900
#194839
950
#102E24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.13:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.87:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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