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#42A981 Color

#42A981 is rgb(66, 169, 129) in RGB, hsl(157, 44%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 24%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jungle Green (#29AB87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#42A981
HEX#42A981
RGBrgb(66, 169, 129)
HSLhsl(157, 44%, 46%)
HSVhsv(157, 61%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 24%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.113 164.4)
LABlab(62.50% -38.49 11.46)
LCHlch(62.50% 40.16 163.41)

What #42A981 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 #42A981, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 5.06Zomp#39A78EΔE 8.24Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.77Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 8.8Paolo Veronese Green#009B7DΔE 8.8Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.03

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

#42A981 Channel Values

How #42A981 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 44% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 61% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #42A981 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 text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #42A981 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #42A981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #42A981; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#42A981
Complementary
#A94269
Analogous
#42A94E
Analogous
#429DA9
Triadic
#8142A9
Triadic
#A98142
Split comp.
#A9429D
Split comp.
#A94E42

Tints & Shades of #42A981

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

#52BC93
#70C7A6
#89D1B6
#A7DDC8
#C1E7D8
#DEF2EA

Shades

#399370
#317D60
#28674F
#1F513E
#173B2D
#0E251C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #42A981.

How #42A981 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#42A981
Protanopia#9D9D81
Protanomaly#82A281
Deuteranopia#919184
Deuteranomaly#799B83
Tritanopia#4EA5A5
Tritanomaly#4AA698
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #42A981 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-42a981: #42A981;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #42A981;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-42a981': '#42A981' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.663, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_42a981">#42A981</color>
SVG fillfill="#42A981"

More Green Colors

#42A981 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#42A981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #42A981?

#42A981 is a mid-tone green — rgb(66, 169, 129) in RGB and hsl(157, 44%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jungle Green (#29AB87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #42A981?

#42A981 is rgb(66, 169, 129) — red 66, green 169, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #42A981?

#42A981 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 24%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #42A981 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #42A981 scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #42A981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #42A981 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 13.57, which is visibly different.

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