#42AE56 Color

#42AE56 is rgb(66, 174, 86) in RGB and hsl(131, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE56

HEX#42AE56

RGBrgb(66, 174, 86)

HSLhsl(131, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(131, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.16 147)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 51%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE56 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE56 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE56 Complementary#AE429A Analogous#64AE42 Analogous#42AE8C Triadic#5642AE Triadic#AE5642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE56, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE68 #72CA82 #8CD499 #A6DDB0 #C0E7C7 #DEF2E2

Shades

#3A984B #318140 #296B35 #1F5128 #163B1D #0E2512

Use #42AE56 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex