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#42d09f color: Mint Jelly

#42d09f is rgb(66, 208, 159) in RGB and oklch(76.982% 0.1402 165.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

77%
0.140
166°
  • 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 #42d09f

#42d09f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 166°.

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: #42d09f mixed with white

  1. 42d09f
  2. 5ed5a8
  3. 75dab2
  4. 89dfbb
  5. 9ce4c5
  6. ade8ce
  7. beedd8
  8. cff2e2
  9. dff6eb
  10. effbf5

Darker: #42d09f mixed with black

  1. 42d09f
  2. 38b58a
  3. 2f9a75
  4. 258061
  5. 1c674d
  6. 144f3b
  7. 0b3929
  8. 052318
  9. 011009
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42d09f with less saturation

  1. 42d09f
  2. 56cda1
  3. 66cba3
  4. 73c8a5
  5. 7fc6a8
  6. 89c3aa
  7. 93c0ac
  8. 9cbdae
  9. a4bab0
  10. acb7b2

Questions about #42d09f

What color is #42d09f?

#42d09f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(66, 208, 159), in HSL hsl(159.3, 60.17%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.982% 0.1402 165.738).

What colors go well with #42d09f?

The complementary color of #42d09f is #f38ec7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bc86b and #00cfd1. The triadic partners are #ada6ff and #fd9564.

Is white or black text more readable on #42d09f?

Black text reads better on #42d09f: 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 #42d09f a warm or cool color?

#42d09f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 77% and its chroma 0.14.