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#42aa73 color: Jubilant Jade

#42aa73 is rgb(66, 170, 115) in RGB and oklch(66.292% 0.12703 156.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

66.3%
0.127
157°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Jade
  • emerald-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #42aa73

#42aa73 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 66.3% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.9:1 contrast and black text 7.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44aa77). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #42aa73 mixed with white

  1. 42aa73
  2. 5ab380
  3. 6ebb8e
  4. 82c49c
  5. 94ccaa
  6. a6d5b7
  7. b8ddc5
  8. cae6d4
  9. dceee2
  10. edf7f0

Darker: #42aa73 mixed with black

  1. 42aa73
  2. 389363
  3. 2f7d54
  4. 256845
  5. 1c5336
  6. 143f28
  7. 0b2d1b
  8. 051b0f
  9. 010b05
  10. 000101

Calmer: #42aa73 with less saturation

  1. 42aa73
  2. 4fa876
  3. 59a67a
  4. 62a47d
  5. 6ba180
  6. 739f84
  7. 7a9d87
  8. 819b8a
  9. 87988d
  10. 8d9690

Questions about #42aa73

What color is #42aa73?

#42aa73 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Jubilant Jade. In RGB it is rgb(66, 170, 115), in HSL hsl(148.27, 44.07%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.292% 0.12703 156.959).

What colors go well with #42aa73?

The complementary color of #42aa73 is #c473af. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ea145 and #00aba0. The triadic partners are #808ae0 and #d47559.

Is white or black text more readable on #42aa73?

Black text reads better on #42aa73: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and black gives 7.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42aa73 a warm or cool color?

#42aa73 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 66.3% and its chroma 0.127.