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#42A95B Color

#42A95B is rgb(66, 169, 91) in RGB, hsl(135, 44%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 46%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42A95B
HEX#42A95B
RGBrgb(66, 169, 91)
HSLhsl(135, 44%, 46%)
HSVhsv(135, 61%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 46%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.149 148.7)
LABlab(61.90% -44.06 30.93)
LCHlch(61.90% 53.83 144.93)

What #42A95B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #42A95B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.17Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.9GO Green#00AB66ΔE 9.49Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 10.65Spanish Green#009150ΔE 11.25Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.5

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#42A95B Channel Values

How #42A95B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 169 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 44% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 61% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.98:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42A95B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42A95B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42A95B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42A95B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42A95B
Complementary
#A9428F
Analogous
#5BA942
Analogous
#42A98F
Triadic
#5B42A9
Triadic
#A95B42
Split comp.
#8F42A9
Split comp.
#A9425B

Tints & Shades of #42A95B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BC6D
#70C786
#89D19B
#A7DDB4
#C1E7CA
#DEF2E3

Shades

#399350
#317D44
#286738
#1F512C
#173B20
#0E2514

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42A95B.

How #42A95B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#42A95B
Protanopia#9D9D5C
Protanomaly#82A25B
Deuteranopia#91915F
Deuteranomaly#799B5D
Tritanopia#55A2A2
Tritanomaly#4EA58B
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42A95B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-42a95b: #42A95B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42A95B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42a95b': '#42A95B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.663, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_42a95b">#42A95B</color>
SVG fillfill="#42A95B"

More Green Colors

#42A95B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#42A95B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42A95B?

#42A95B is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 169, 91) in RGB and hsl(135, 44%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #42A95B?

#42A95B is rgb(66, 169, 91) — red 66, green 169, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42A95B?

#42A95B converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 46%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42A95B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42A95B scores 2.98:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42A95B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42A95B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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