#42A979 Color

#42A979 is rgb(66, 169, 121) in RGB and hsl(152, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A979

HEX#42A979

RGBrgb(66, 169, 121)

HSLhsl(152, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(152, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.12 160)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 28%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A979 Complementary#A94272 Analogous#42A945 Analogous#42A5A9 Triadic#7942A9 Triadic#A97942

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BC8B #70C79E #89D1B0 #A7DDC4 #C1E7D5 #DEF2E9

Shades

#399369 #317D59 #286749 #1F513A #173B2A #0E251A

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