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#42d09e color: Mint Jelly

#42d09e is rgb(66, 208, 158) in RGB and oklch(76.957% 0.14097 165.282) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

77%
0.141
165°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #42d09e

#42d09e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 165°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.75:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #42d09e mixed with white

  1. 42d09e
  2. 5ed5a7
  3. 75dab1
  4. 89dfbb
  5. 9ce4c4
  6. ade8ce
  7. beedd8
  8. cff2e1
  9. dff6eb
  10. effbf5

Darker: #42d09e mixed with black

  1. 42d09e
  2. 38b589
  3. 2f9a74
  4. 258060
  5. 1c674d
  6. 144f3a
  7. 0b3929
  8. 052318
  9. 011009
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42d09e with less saturation

  1. 42d09e
  2. 56cda0
  3. 66cba3
  4. 73c8a5
  5. 7fc6a7
  6. 89c3a9
  7. 93c0ab
  8. 9cbdae
  9. a4bab0
  10. acb7b2

Questions about #42d09e

What color is #42d09e?

#42d09e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(66, 208, 158), in HSL hsl(158.87, 60.17%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.957% 0.14097 165.282).

What colors go well with #42d09e?

The complementary color of #42d09e is #f38dc8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bc869 and #00cfd0. The triadic partners are #aca6ff and #fd9564.

Is white or black text more readable on #42d09e?

Black text reads better on #42d09e: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42d09e a warm or cool color?

#42d09e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 165 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.141.