#42AE66 Color

#42AE66 is rgb(66, 174, 102) in RGB and hsl(140, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#42AE66

HEX#42AE66

RGBrgb(66, 174, 102)

HSLhsl(140, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(140, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.1% 0.145 151.4)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 41%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #42AE66 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #42AE66 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#42AE66 Complementary#AE428A Analogous#54AE42 Analogous#42AE9C Triadic#6642AE Triadic#AE6642

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #42AE66, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BE78 #72CA90 #8CD4A4 #A6DDB9 #C0E7CD #DEF2E5

Shades

#3A9859 #31814C #296B3F #1F5130 #163B23 #0E2516

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