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#42ba80 color: Aragon Green

#42ba80 is rgb(66, 186, 128) in RGB and oklch(70.695% 0.13732 158.551) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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151°
100%

70.7%
0.137
159°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • emerald-500
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #42ba80

#42ba80 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aragon Green (#47ba87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #42ba80 mixed with white

  1. 42ba80
  2. 5bc18c
  3. 71c899
  4. 85cfa5
  5. 97d6b2
  6. a9ddbe
  7. bbe4cb
  8. ccebd8
  9. ddf2e5
  10. eef8f2

Darker: #42ba80 mixed with black

  1. 42ba80
  2. 38a16e
  3. 2f895d
  4. 25724d
  5. 1c5c3d
  6. 14462e
  7. 0b321f
  8. 051e12
  9. 010d06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42ba80 with less saturation

  1. 42ba80
  2. 51b883
  3. 5eb587
  4. 69b38a
  5. 73b18e
  6. 7cae91
  7. 84ab94
  8. 8ca997
  9. 93a69a
  10. 9aa39d

Questions about #42ba80

What color is #42ba80?

#42ba80 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Aragon Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 186, 128), in HSL hsl(151, 47.62%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.695% 0.13732 158.551).

What colors go well with #42ba80?

The complementary color of #42ba80 is #d77dbd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86b14d and #00bbb1. The triadic partners are #8e96f4 and #e8805e.

Is white or black text more readable on #42ba80?

Black text reads better on #42ba80: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42ba80 a warm or cool color?

#42ba80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.137.