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#42cfa2 color: Mint Jelly

#42cfa2 is rgb(66, 207, 162) in RGB and oklch(76.809% 0.13672 167.499) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

76.8%
0.137
167°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #42cfa2

#42cfa2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.8% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.97:1 contrast and black text 10.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #42cfa2 mixed with white

  1. 42cfa2
  2. 5ed4ab
  3. 75d9b4
  4. 89debd
  5. 9ce3c6
  6. ade8d0
  7. beedd9
  8. cff1e2
  9. dff6ec
  10. effbf5

Darker: #42cfa2 mixed with black

  1. 42cfa2
  2. 38b48c
  3. 2f9977
  4. 257f63
  5. 1c674f
  6. 144f3c
  7. 0b382a
  8. 052319
  9. 01100a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42cfa2 with less saturation

  1. 42cfa2
  2. 56cda4
  3. 65caa6
  4. 73c7a7
  5. 7ec5a9
  6. 89c2ab
  7. 92bfad
  8. 9bbcae
  9. a4bab0
  10. acb7b2

Questions about #42cfa2

What color is #42cfa2?

#42cfa2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(66, 207, 162), in HSL hsl(160.85, 59.49%, 53.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.809% 0.13672 167.499).

What colors go well with #42cfa2?

The complementary color of #42cfa2 is #f28ec4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88c86f and #00cdd2. The triadic partners are #afa5ff and #fa9763.

Is white or black text more readable on #42cfa2?

Black text reads better on #42cfa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and black gives 10.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42cfa2 a warm or cool color?

#42cfa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 76.8% and its chroma 0.137.