#42C79E

#42C79E

Color Values

HEX

#42C79E

RGB

66, 199, 158

HSL

161.5, 54.3%, 52.0%

HSV

161.5, 66.8%, 78.0%

CMYK

66.8%, 0.0%, 20.6%, 22.0%

OKLCH

0.7471 0.1298 168.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Shamrock

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C79E

#C7426B

Analogous

#42C75C

#42AEC7

#42C79E

Triadic

#42C79E

#9E42C7

#C79E42

Split Complementary

#42C79E

#C742AE

#C75C42

Tetradic

#42C79E

#5C42C7

#C7426B

#AEC742

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C79E

Protanopia

#7C7DA8

Deuteranopia

#746AAA

Tritanopia

#49B0B1

Achromatopsia

#A8A8A8

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C79E;
color: #42C79E;
border-color: #42C79E;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF9
100
#E5F5F0
200
#C8EFE3
300
#A1E3CF
400
#6DD4B4
500
#3AC59A
600
#2F9D7B
700
#257E63
800
#1D624D
900
#19483A
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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