#42E540

#42E540

Color Values

HEX

#42E540

RGB

66, 229, 64

HSL

119.3, 76.0%, 57.5%

HSV

119.3, 72.1%, 89.8%

CMYK

71.2%, 0.0%, 72.1%, 10.2%

OKLCH

0.8085 0.2423 142.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: limegreen

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#42E540

#E340E5

Analogous

#95E540

#40E591

#42E540

Triadic

#42E540

#4042E5

#E54042

Split Complementary

#42E540

#9140E5

#E54095

Tetradic

#42E540

#4095E5

#E340E5

#E59140

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#42E540

Protanopia

#898A68

Deuteranopia

#7F7372

Tritanopia

#4A878E

Achromatopsia

#B6B6B6

CSS Usage

background-color: #42E540;
color: #42E540;
border-color: #42E540;
Nearest Tailwind: Lime 500 #84CC16

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3FCF2
100
#E2F9E2
200
#C1F6C0
300
#94F093
400
#5BE859
500
#21E01F
600
#1AB418
700
#159014
800
#10700F
900
#10520F
950
#0A340A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.68:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

12.51:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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