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#42dbaf color: Lifeless Green

#42dbaf is rgb(66, 219, 175) in RGB and oklch(80.116% 0.14188 169.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

80.1%
0.142
169°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc -35
Black text
11.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #42dbaf

#42dbaf is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.1% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.75:1 contrast and black text 11.98:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lifeless Green (#00dead). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #42dbaf mixed with white

  1. 42dbaf
  2. 60dfb7
  3. 77e3bf
  4. 8be7c7
  5. 9eeace
  6. b0eed6
  7. c0f2df
  8. d1f5e7
  9. e0f8ef
  10. f0fcf7

Darker: #42dbaf mixed with black

  1. 42dbaf
  2. 38be98
  3. 2fa281
  4. 25876b
  5. 1c6d56
  6. 145441
  7. 0b3c2e
  8. 05261c
  9. 01110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #42dbaf with less saturation

  1. 42dbaf
  2. 58d8b1
  3. 6ad6b2
  4. 78d3b4
  5. 85d0b5
  6. 90cdb7
  7. 9acab8
  8. a4c7ba
  9. adc4bb
  10. b6c1bc

Questions about #42dbaf

What color is #42dbaf?

#42dbaf is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Lifeless Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 219, 175), in HSL hsl(162.75, 68%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.116% 0.14188 169.403).

What colors go well with #42dbaf?

The complementary color of #42dbaf is #ff96cc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8cd47a and #00d9e1. The triadic partners are #bcafff and #ffa167.

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

Black text reads better on #42dbaf: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and black gives 11.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42dbaf a warm or cool color?

#42dbaf is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 80.1% and its chroma 0.142.