#42C79D

#42C79D

Color Values

HEX

#42C79D

RGB

66, 199, 157

HSL

161.1, 54.3%, 52.0%

HSV

161.1, 66.8%, 78.0%

CMYK

66.8%, 0.0%, 21.1%, 22.0%

OKLCH

0.7468 0.1305 168.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Shamrock

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C79D

#C7426C

Analogous

#42C75B

#42AEC7

#42C79D

Triadic

#42C79D

#9D42C7

#C79D42

Split Complementary

#42C79D

#C742AE

#C75B42

Tetradic

#42C79D

#5B42C7

#C7426C

#AEC742

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C79D

Protanopia

#7C7DA7

Deuteranopia

#746AAA

Tritanopia

#49AFB1

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C79D;
color: #42C79D;
border-color: #42C79D;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF9
100
#E5F5F0
200
#C8EFE2
300
#A1E3CE
400
#6DD4B4
500
#3AC599
600
#2F9D7A
700
#257E62
800
#1D624D
900
#194839
950
#102E24

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.12:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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