#42C981

#42C981

Color Values

HEX

#42C981

RGB

66, 201, 129

HSL

148.0, 55.6%, 52.4%

HSV

148.0, 67.2%, 78.8%

CMYK

67.2%, 0.0%, 35.8%, 21.2%

OKLCH

0.7454 0.1566 155.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: seagreen 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C981

#C9428A

Analogous

#47C942

#42C9C5

#42C981

Triadic

#42C981

#8142C9

#C98142

Split Complementary

#42C981

#C542C9

#C94247

Tetradic

#42C981

#4247C9

#C9428A

#C9C542

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C981

Protanopia

#7C7E92

Deuteranopia

#756A97

Tritanopia

#49A0A3

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C981;
color: #42C981;
border-color: #42C981;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF7
100
#E5F6ED
200
#C7EFDA
300
#A0E4C0
400
#6CD59D
500
#39C67B
600
#2D9F62
700
#247F4F
800
#1C633D
900
#18492F
950
#0F2E1E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.12:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.9:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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