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#42A96E Color

#42A96E is rgb(66, 169, 110) in RGB, hsl(146, 44%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 35%, 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 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42A96E
HEX#42A96E
RGBrgb(66, 169, 110)
HSLhsl(146, 44%, 46%)
HSVhsv(146, 61%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 35%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.13 155.1)
LABlab(62.17% -41.52 21.32)
LCHlch(62.17% 46.67 152.82)

What #42A96E 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 #42A96E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.9Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.45Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 7.97Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.06Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 8.11Brilliant Green 1621#009966ΔE 8.73

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

#42A96E Channel Values

How #42A96E 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 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 44% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 61% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42A96E 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42A96E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42A96E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42A96E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42A96E
Complementary
#A9427C
Analogous
#49A942
Analogous
#42A9A2
Triadic
#6E42A9
Triadic
#A96E42
Split comp.
#A242A9
Split comp.
#A94249

Tints & Shades of #42A96E

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

#52BC80
#70C796
#89D1A9
#A7DDBE
#C1E7D1
#DEF2E7

Shades

#399360
#317D52
#286743
#1F5135
#173B26
#0E2518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42A96E.

How #42A96E 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#42A96E
Protanopia#9D9D6F
Protanomaly#82A26E
Deuteranopia#919171
Deuteranomaly#799B70
Tritanopia#52A3A3
Tritanomaly#4CA591
Achromatopsia#969696

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Using #42A96E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42a96e: #42A96E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42A96E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42a96e': '#42A96E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.663, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_42a96e">#42A96E</color>
SVG fillfill="#42A96E"

More Green Colors

#42A96E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#42A96E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42A96E?

#42A96E is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 169, 110) in RGB and hsl(146, 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 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #42A96E?

#42A96E is rgb(66, 169, 110) — red 66, green 169, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42A96E?

#42A96E converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 35%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42A96E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42A96E scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42A96E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42A96E 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 5.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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