#42AE57 Color

#42AE57 is rgb(66, 174, 87) in RGB and hsl(132, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE57

HEX#42AE57

RGBrgb(66, 174, 87)

HSLhsl(132, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(132, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.159 147.3)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 50%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE57 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 #42AE57 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE57 Complementary#AE4298 Analogous#62AE42 Analogous#42AE8D Triadic#5742AE Triadic#AE5742

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE57, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE6A #72CA84 #8CD49B #A6DDB1 #C0E7C8 #DEF2E2

Shades

#3A984C #318141 #296B36 #1F5129 #163B1E #0E2513

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