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#42cb85 color: Magical Malachite

#42cb85 is rgb(66, 203, 133) in RGB and oklch(75.13% 0.15561 156.691) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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149°
100%

75.1%
0.156
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
10.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #42cb85

#42cb85 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.1% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.08:1 contrast and black text 10.11:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Malachite (#22cc88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #42cb85 mixed with white

  1. 42cb85
  2. 5dd191
  3. 74d69d
  4. 88dca9
  5. 9ae1b5
  6. ace6c2
  7. bdebce
  8. cef0da
  9. dff5e6
  10. effaf3

Darker: #42cb85 mixed with black

  1. 42cb85
  2. 38b073
  3. 2f9661
  4. 257d50
  5. 1c6540
  6. 144d30
  7. 0b3721
  8. 052213
  9. 010f06
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42cb85 with less saturation

  1. 42cb85
  2. 55c889
  3. 63c68e
  4. 70c392
  5. 7bc096
  6. 85be9a
  7. 8ebb9f
  8. 97b8a3
  9. 9fb5a6
  10. a7b1aa

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Colors that go with #42cb85

Complementary
#42cb85#eb85d2
Analogous
#42cb85#94c047#00ccbe
Triadic
#42cb85#96a4ff#ff8764
Split
#42cb85#c892fb#ff809e

Questions about #42cb85

What color is #42cb85?

#42cb85 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Magical Malachite. In RGB it is rgb(66, 203, 133), in HSL hsl(149.34, 56.85%, 52.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.13% 0.15561 156.691).

What colors go well with #42cb85?

The complementary color of #42cb85 is #eb85d2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #94c047 and #00ccbe. The triadic partners are #96a4ff and #ff8764.

Is white or black text more readable on #42cb85?

Black text reads better on #42cb85: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and black gives 10.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42cb85 a warm or cool color?

#42cb85 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 75.1% and its chroma 0.156.