#42AE5F Color

#42AE5F is rgb(66, 174, 95) in RGB and hsl(136, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE5F

HEX#42AE5F

RGBrgb(66, 174, 95)

HSLhsl(136, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(136, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.152 149.3)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 45%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE5F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE5F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE5F Complementary#AE4291 Analogous#5BAE42 Analogous#42AE95 Triadic#5F42AE Triadic#AE5F42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE5F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE71 #72CA8A #8CD49F #A6DDB5 #C0E7CB #DEF2E3

Shades

#3A9853 #318147 #296B3A #1F512C #163B20 #0E2514

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