#42A617 Color

#42A617 is rgb(66, 166, 23) in RGB and hsl(102, 76%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is ForestGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A617

HEX#42A617

RGBrgb(66, 166, 23)

HSLhsl(102, 76%, 37%)

HSVhsv(102, 86%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.193 138.9)

CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 86%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A617 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A617 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A617 Complementary#7B17A6 Analogous#89A617 Analogous#17A633 Triadic#1742A6 Triadic#A61742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A617, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52CE1C #66E331 #84E859 #A2EE81 #C0F3AA #DAF8CE

Shades

#399014 #327E11 #29670E #20510B #173A08 #102806

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