#42C996

#42C996

Color Values

HEX

#42C996

RGB

66, 201, 150

HSL

157.3, 55.6%, 52.4%

HSV

157.3, 67.2%, 78.8%

CMYK

67.2%, 0.0%, 25.4%, 21.2%

OKLCH

0.7501 0.1384 163.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Shamrock

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42C996

#C94275

Analogous

#42C953

#42B9C9

#42C996

Triadic

#42C996

#9642C9

#C99642

Split Complementary

#42C996

#C942B9

#C95342

Tetradic

#42C996

#5342C9

#C94275

#B9C942

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42C996

Protanopia

#7C7EA2

Deuteranopia

#756AA5

Tritanopia

#49ACAE

Achromatopsia

#A9A9A9

CSS Usage

background-color: #42C996;
color: #42C996;
border-color: #42C996;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF8
100
#E5F6EF
200
#C7EFE0
300
#A0E4CA
400
#6CD5AD
500
#39C691
600
#2D9F74
700
#247F5D
800
#1C6348
900
#184936
950
#0F2E22

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.09:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.03:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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