#42CC96

#42CC96

Color Values

HEX

#42CC96

RGB

66, 204, 150

HSL

156.5, 57.5%, 52.9%

HSV

156.5, 67.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

67.6%, 0.0%, 26.5%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.7576 0.1423 163.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Shamrock

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42CC96

#CC4278

Analogous

#42CC51

#42BDCC

#42CC96

Triadic

#42CC96

#9642CC

#CC9642

Split Complementary

#42CC96

#CC42BD

#CC5142

Tetradic

#42CC96

#5142CC

#CC4278

#BDCC42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42CC96

Protanopia

#7E7FA3

Deuteranopia

#766BA6

Tritanopia

#49ADB0

Achromatopsia

#ABABAB

CSS Usage

background-color: #42CC96;
color: #42CC96;
border-color: #42CC96;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4FBF8
100
#E4F6EF
200
#C7F0E0
300
#9FE5C9
400
#6AD7AC
500
#36C98F
600
#2BA173
700
#23815C
800
#1B6448
900
#174A36
950
#0F2E22

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.04:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

10.31:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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