#42A972 Color

#42A972 is rgb(66, 169, 114) in RGB and hsl(148, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A972

HEX#42A972

RGBrgb(66, 169, 114)

HSLhsl(148, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(148, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66% 0.127 156.8)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 33%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A972 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A972 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A972 Complementary#A94279 Analogous#45A942 Analogous#42A9A5 Triadic#7242A9 Triadic#A97242

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A972, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BC84 #70C799 #89D1AB #A7DDC0 #C1E7D2 #DEF2E7

Shades

#399363 #317D54 #286745 #1F5136 #173B28 #0E2519

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