#42A98D Color

#42A98D is rgb(66, 169, 141) in RGB and hsl(164, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42A98D

HEX#42A98D

RGBrgb(66, 169, 141)

HSLhsl(164, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(164, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.104 172.1)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 17%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42A98D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42A98D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42A98D Complementary#A9425D Analogous#42A95A Analogous#4291A9 Triadic#8D42A9 Triadic#A98D42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42A98D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BCA0 #70C7B0 #89D1BE #A7DDCE #C1E7DD #DEF2ED

Shades

#39937B #317D69 #286756 #1F5144 #173B31 #0E251F

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