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#42c78e color: Enamelled Dragon

#42c78e is rgb(66, 199, 142) in RGB and oklch(74.315% 0.14245 160.992) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

74.3%
0.142
161°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #42c78e

#42c78e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.3% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.14:1 contrast and black text 9.79:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Enamelled Dragon (#54c589). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #42c78e mixed with white

  1. 42c78e
  2. 5dcd99
  3. 73d3a4
  4. 87d9af
  5. 9adeba
  6. ace4c6
  7. bde9d1
  8. ceefdc
  9. def4e8
  10. effaf3

Darker: #42c78e mixed with black

  1. 42c78e
  2. 38ad7b
  3. 2f9368
  4. 257a56
  5. 1c6244
  6. 144c34
  7. 0b3624
  8. 052115
  9. 010e07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42c78e with less saturation

  1. 42c78e
  2. 54c591
  3. 62c294
  4. 6fc097
  5. 79bd9a
  6. 83ba9d
  7. 8cb7a0
  8. 95b5a3
  9. 9db2a6
  10. a4afa9

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Colors that go with #42c78e

Complementary
#42c78e#e786c6
Analogous
#42c78e#8cbe59#00c7c1
Triadic
#42c78e#9da0ff#f68a62
Split
#42c78e#c990ee#f78395

Questions about #42c78e

What color is #42c78e?

#42c78e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Enamelled Dragon. In RGB it is rgb(66, 199, 142), in HSL hsl(154.29, 54.29%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.315% 0.14245 160.992).

What colors go well with #42c78e?

The complementary color of #42c78e is #e786c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cbe59 and #00c7c1. The triadic partners are #9da0ff and #f68a62.

Is white or black text more readable on #42c78e?

Black text reads better on #42c78e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and black gives 9.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42c78e a warm or cool color?

#42c78e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 74.3% and its chroma 0.142.