#42A985 Color

#42A985 is rgb(66, 169, 133) in RGB and hsl(159, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A985

HEX#42A985

RGBrgb(66, 169, 133)

HSLhsl(159, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(159, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.11 166.8)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 21%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A985 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A985 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A985 Complementary#A94266 Analogous#42A951 Analogous#4299A9 Triadic#8542A9 Triadic#A98542

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A985, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BC97 #70C7A9 #89D1B8 #A7DDCA #C1E7D9 #DEF2EB

Shades

#399373 #317D62 #286751 #1F5140 #173B2E #0E251D

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