#42AE60 Color

#42AE60 is rgb(66, 174, 96) in RGB and hsl(137, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE60

HEX#42AE60

RGBrgb(66, 174, 96)

HSLhsl(137, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(137, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67% 0.151 149.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE60 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 #42AE60 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE60 Complementary#AE428F Analogous#59AE42 Analogous#42AE96 Triadic#6042AE Triadic#AE6042

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE60, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE73 #72CA8B #8CD4A1 #A6DDB6 #C0E7CB #DEF2E4

Shades

#3A9854 #318148 #296B3C #1F512D #163B21 #0E2515

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