#42DB9E

#42DB9E

Color Values

HEX

#42DB9E

RGB

66, 219, 158

HSL

156.1, 68.0%, 55.9%

HSV

156.1, 69.9%, 85.9%

CMYK

69.9%, 0.0%, 27.9%, 14.1%

OKLCH

0.797 0.1548 162.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Caribbean Green

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42DB9E

#DB427F

Analogous

#42DB52

#42CBDB

#42DB9E

Triadic

#42DB9E

#9E42DB

#DB9E42

Split Complementary

#42DB9E

#DB42CB

#DB5242

Tetradic

#42DB9E

#5242DB

#DB427F

#CBDB42

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42DB9E

Protanopia

#8486AD

Deuteranopia

#7B70B0

Tritanopia

#4AB8BB

Achromatopsia

#B6B6B6

CSS Usage

background-color: #42DB9E;
color: #42DB9E;
border-color: #42DB9E;
Nearest Tailwind: Emerald 400 #34D399

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FCF8
100
#E3F7EF
200
#C3F4E0
300
#98EBCA
400
#60E1AE
500
#29D691
600
#21AB74
700
#1A895D
800
#146B49
900
#134E36
950
#0C3122

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.77:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

11.86:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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