#42A98A Color

#42A98A is rgb(66, 169, 138) in RGB and hsl(162, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A98A

HEX#42A98A

RGBrgb(66, 169, 138)

HSLhsl(162, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(162, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.106 170)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 18%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A98A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A98A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A98A Complementary#A94261 Analogous#42A956 Analogous#4294A9 Triadic#8A42A9 Triadic#A98A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A98A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BC9C #70C7AD #89D1BC #A7DDCD #C1E7DB #DEF2EC

Shades

#399378 #317D66 #286754 #1F5142 #173B30 #0E251E

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